A) Draw the structure of any aldohexose in the pyranose ring form. B) Draw the structure of the anomer of the aldohexose you drew above. C) How many asymmetric carbons (chiral centers) does each of these structures have? D) How many stereoisomers of the aldohexoses you drew are theoretically possible?

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A) Draw the structure of any aldohexose in the pyranose ring form. B) Draw the structure of the anomer of the aldohexose you drew above. C) How many asymmetric carbons (chiral centers) does each of these structures have? D) How many stereoisomers of the aldohexoses you drew are theoretically possible?
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