Multiple Choice
Dihydroxyacetone,shown below,is the simplest ketose. Does the structure shown represent D-dihydroxyacetone or L-dihydroxyacetone? 
A) D-dihydroxyacetone
B) L-dihydroxyacetone
C) Neither D nor L; dihydroxyacetone is not chiral
D) It is impossible to tell from the Fischer projection alone.
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