Single Choice

Number of optical isomers of glucose is:

A8
B16
Correct Answer
C32
D4

Solution

Number of optical isomers of glucose is 16.
Glucose contains 4 chiral C atoms.
Hence, the number of optical isomers is $$\displaystyle 2^n = 2^4 = 16 $$.


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