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Glucose, having six carbons and an aldehyde group, is classed as which type of sugar?
AKetohexose
BAldopentose
CAldohexose
DKetopentose
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Aldohexose
Six carbons make it a hexose and the aldehyde makes it an aldose, giving aldohexose.
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