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Oxidation of a D-Hexose with Nitric Acid Forms an Optically

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Oxidation of a D-hexose with nitric acid forms an optically active aldaric acid.A Wohl degradation of the same D-hexose followed by oxidation with nitric acid forms an optically active aldaric acid.What are the three possible D-hexoses that fit this data?


A) D-allose,D-altrose and D-glucose
B) D-glucose,D- mannose and D-talose
C) D-glucose,D-idose and D-altrose
D) D-galactose,D-talose and D-mannose

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