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(B) $\beta - D - 	ext{glucose}$ and $\beta - D - 	ext{galactose}$ differ in the configuration of the hydroxyl group $(-OH)$ at the $C-4$ carbon atom

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Epimers

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(B) $\beta - D - 	ext{glucose}$ and $\beta - D - 	ext{galactose}$ differ in the configuration of the hydroxyl group $(-OH)$ at the $C-4$ carbon atom.Such stereoisomers that differ in configuration at only one chiral center (other than the anomeric carbon) are known as epimers.Specifically,they are $C-4$ epimers.

What are $\beta - D - \text{glucose}$ and $\beta - D - \text{galactose}$ known as in relation to each other?

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