15. Are mannose and galactose epimers? Allose and altrose? Gulose and talose? Ribose and arabinose? Consider only D-sugars. Explain your answers. 16. Which of the pairs in Problem 15 are diastereoisomers?

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15. Are mannose and galactose epimers? Allose and altrose? Gulose and talose?
Ribose and arabinose? Consider only D-sugars. Explain your answers.
16. Which of the pairs in Problem 15 are diastereoisomers?
Transcribed Image Text:15. Are mannose and galactose epimers? Allose and altrose? Gulose and talose? Ribose and arabinose? Consider only D-sugars. Explain your answers. 16. Which of the pairs in Problem 15 are diastereoisomers?
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