Question: D-Glucose yields an optically active aldaric acid on treatment with HNO3, but D-allose yields an optically inactive aldaric add. Explain.

D-Glucose yields an optically active aldaric acid on treatment with HNO3, but D-allose yields an optically inactive aldaric add. Explain.

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