What Is the Major Difference Between Glucose and Sorbitol

question 72

Multiple Choice

What is the major difference between glucose and sorbitol?

• A)Glucose has 6 carbons; sorbitol has 5 carbons.
• B)Glucose has 6 carbons; sorbitol has 7 carbons.
• C)Glucose contains hydroxy groups; sorbitol does not contain hydroxy groups.
• D)Glucose contains an aldehyde carbon; sorbitol has an alcohol carbon in that location.

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Definitions:

Untreated Population

A segment of the population that has not received a particular intervention, treatment, or exposure, used as a comparison group in studies and experiments.

Treatment Group

A group of subjects in an experimental study that receives the treatment or intervention being tested, as opposed to a control group that does not.

Placebo Group

A control group in an experiment that receives a sham or inert treatment, allowing researchers to measure the effect of the actual treatment against no treatment.

Significance Level

A threshold set by the researcher before an experiment to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis, typically denoted by alpha (α).