Question

Hi! How many carbon atoms does a glucose 'ring' have?? I have been told 5! Where does the sixth one go?

Answer 1

There are six carbons in glucose ring. You have been told wrong.

Answer 2

why is that so?

Answer 3

theere r 6 carbons

Answer 4

I read it in a book too!

Answer 5

then whts the prob?

Answer 6

who said there r 5

Answer 7

It is because on edges on the ring is a oxygen. So the ring consist of 5 carbon and 1 oxygen.

Answer 8

also demonstrated here in the following attachment.

Answer 9

@frostbite so it means its correct when i say there are 5 carbon atoms in a glucose ring?

Answer 10

You are right when you say there are 5 carbon in the ring, but we say it is a 6 membered ring :)