Question

What is the difference between an aldose sugar and a ketose sugar? what is the difference between an aldose sugar and a ketose sugar? the position of the carbonyl group one is a ring form; the other is a linear chain. the number of carbons the position of the hydroxyl groups?

Answer 1

The position of the carbonyl group.

Both aldoses and ketoses are monosaccharides. They are simple sugars with a Carbon chain. The difference is what's in the position of the carbonyl group: aldoses have an aldehyde group while ketoses have aketone group.