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alpha-D-glucopyranose and beta-D-glucopyranose differ in configuration only at

  1. AC-2
  2. BC-4
  3. CC-5
  4. DC-1

Answer: D

They are anomers, differing at the anomeric carbon C-1 (the hemiacetal carbon formed on ring closure).
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