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Provide the Fischer projection of the open-chain form of the aldonic acid which results when L-glucose is treated with bromine water.

Fischer Projection

A method of drawing organic molecules that depicts a three-dimensional structure in a two-dimensional plane, specifically used to illustrate stereoisomers.

L-Glucose

An enantiomer of glucose that is not commonly found in nature and is the mirror image of D-glucose.

Aldonic Acid

A type of organic acid derived from aldoses, a class of monosaccharides, by oxidation of the aldehyde group to a carboxyl group.

  • Investigate the changes in the configuration of monosaccharides induced by chemical treatments.
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