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Ginger Yrabedra

Numerade Educator
Science Teacher

Biography

I am a practicing nurse practitioner. Before becoming an NP, I was a high school science teacher. I spent most of my classroom years teaching chemistry, however, most of my academic work has been in the life sciences. I have maintained my T5 certification.

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Numerade tutor for 6 years
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Carbohydrates and Nucleic Acids: The Building Blocks of Life

Ginger's Textbook Answer Videos

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Organic Chemistry

D-Aldopentose $\textbf{A}$ is oxidized to an optically inactive aldaric acid. On Wohl degradation, $\textbf{A}$ forms an aldotetrose $\textbf{B}$ that is oxidized to an optically active aldaric acid. What are the structures of $\textbf{A}$ and $\textbf{B?}$

Chapter 28: Carbohydrates
Section 10: Reactions at the Carbonyl Group-Adding or Removing One Carbon Atom
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