Multiple choice

Assertion: Glucose is an epimer of mannose. Reason: It differs in configuration at alpha-carbon position.

Which of the following options is correct?

  1. Assertion and Reason both are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

  2. Assertion and Reason both are correct and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

  3. Assertion is correct but Reason is wrong.

  4. Assertion and Reason both are incorrect.

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Epimers are the structures that differ only at one position in their configuration. Glucose and mannose are epimers but they differ at 2' C position.