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प्रश्न
Why carbohydrates are generally optically active?
उत्तर
Carbohydrates are generally optically active because they have one or more chiral carbon atoms in their molecules. For example, Glucose has four chiral carbons and therefore it is optically active.
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CHO}\\
|\phantom{....}\\
\ce{^*CHOH}\\
|\phantom{....}\\
\ce{^*CHOH}\\
|\phantom{....}\\
\ce{^*CHOH}\\
|\phantom{....}\\
\ce{^*CHOH}\\
|\phantom{....}\\
\phantom{...}\ce{CH2OH}
\end{array}\]
\[\ce{^*C}\] - Chiral carbon
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