Question

Examine the structure of glucose and galactose which oh group determines that they both are the d isomers

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Stereoisomers are isomers that have the same atom to atom connectivity but differ in the arrangement of atoms or groups in space.

Glucose and galactose are stereoisomers that have more than one stereogenic center but differ in the configuration of atoms and groups about one of the stereogenic centers. This kind of stereoisomers are also called epimers.

Glucose and galactose differ in the orientation of -H and -OH at carbon-4.