CHEM 210 MODULE 4 EXAM WELL-STRUCTURED
STUDY NOTES CONTAINING VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS AND CLEAR TOPIC EXPLANATIONS (2025–
2026 EDITION)
1. Which carbon in erythrose would tell you if the monosaccharide is D or L?
Give the carbon's number in your answer. ANS On carbon number 3, which is
the penultimate carbon.
2. Glucose and mannose are epimers. Name another epimer of glucose be-
sides mannose. ANS galactose
3. Does the compound C7H14O8 fit the formal definition of a carbohydrate?
Explain. ANS No. This compound has does not fit the formula CnH2nOn as
indicated inthe module. There is one additional oxygen in this compound.
4. When is the ± 1’c
6 onnection typically found in carbohydrates? ANS The ±
1’6bond is found in polysaccharides when branching occurs.
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STUDY NOTES CONTAINING VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS AND CLEAR TOPIC EXPLANATIONS (2025–
2026 EDITION)
1. Which carbon in erythrose would tell you if the monosaccharide is D or L?
Give the carbon's number in your answer. ANS On carbon number 3, which is
the penultimate carbon.
2. Glucose and mannose are epimers. Name another epimer of glucose be-
sides mannose. ANS galactose
3. Does the compound C7H14O8 fit the formal definition of a carbohydrate?
Explain. ANS No. This compound has does not fit the formula CnH2nOn as
indicated inthe module. There is one additional oxygen in this compound.
4. When is the ± 1’c
6 onnection typically found in carbohydrates? ANS The ±
1’6bond is found in polysaccharides when branching occurs.
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