How many chiral atoms does glucose have? How many optical isomers does the glucose molecule have?

16 isomers

Glucose has four chiral carbons in its aldehyde form, and so there are 24, or 16 possible stereoisomers of this formula, only one of which is dextrose [(+)-glucose].

Explanation:

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