JEE Main Chemistry question

[Manipal 2004] Hexoses and pentoses are

(A)Disaccharides
(B)MonosaccharidesCorrect
(C)Polysaccharides
(D)Oligosaccharides

Answer: (B)

Solution

The terms "hexose" and "pentose" refer to the number of carbon atoms (six and five respectively) in a single sugar unit, and such single-unit sugars are, by definition, monosaccharides.

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Question ID VK-150598