Fructose is best described as a:
AKetohexose
BKetopentose
CAldohexose
DAldopentose
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ketohexose
1. It has six carbons in a straight chain.
2. Its functional group at carbon two is a keto group.
3. Fructose is therefore a ketohexose.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry Part 2, Unit 10 'Biomolecules'_
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