Answer
This is a ketose. It is a tetrose sugar.
Work Step by Step
This is a ketose due to the presence of a ketone group. It also obeys the general formula. It has 4 carbon atoms so it is a tetrose sugar with a formula $C_{4}$$H_{8}$$O_{4}$
Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)
by Tro, Nivaldo J.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321809246
ISBN 13:
978-0-32180-924-7
Chapter 21 - Sections 21.1-21.7 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 1030: 39c
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