Which of the following is an incorrect statement about ribose?

Which of the following is an incorrect statement about ribose?
  1. It is a polyhydroxy compound
  2. It is an aldose sugar
  3. It has six carbon atoms
  4. It exhibits optical activity

Solution

Ribose is a pentose sugar, it is polyhydroxy aldose. /

Asked in: JEE-TOPICTESTS-CHEMISTRY

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