Which of the Following Statements Does NOT Describe the Anomeric

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements does NOT describe the anomeric carbon?

• A) It is the carbon of the carbonyl in the open-chain form of the sugar.
• B) This carbon is attached to two oxygens.
• C) The hydroxyl group on this carbon can be above or below the ring.
• D) Glucose does not contain an anomeric carbon.
• E) The anomeric carbon is a center of chirality.

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Definitions:

Half-Life

The time required for half of the atoms in a radioactive sample to decay, transforming into different atoms or into a lower energy state.

Half-Life

The time required for a quantity to reduce to half its initial amount, commonly used in describing the decay of radioactive materials.

Half-Life

The time required for half the quantity of a radioactive substance to undergo decay, also used in broader contexts to describe any type of exponential decay.

Half-Life

The time required for one half of the atoms of a radioactive substance to disintegrate into more stable materials.