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α-D-glucose and β-D-glucose interconvert in aqueous solution at pH 7 (mutarotation). Which best descBiochemistry Chemistry Question

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α-D-glucose and β-D-glucose interconvert in aqueous solution at pH 7 (mutarotation). Which best describes the intermediate in this isomerization?

A.

A planar oxacyclohexane

B.

An acyclic aldohexose

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C.

A disaccharide

D.

An achiral glycoside

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