Hello. I have been having issues regarding mutarotation of glucose. I've looked up several sources on the internet regarding the interconversion of α-glucose to β-glucose and vice versa (even tried chatgpt), but the most i come up with is "yes it happens". So now I am kind of stuck at one point going round and round about it.
So without further delay... My question is basically regarding the fundamental chemistry of glucose in terms of opening and closing the glucose structure on addition of it to water. The web states that mutarotation takes place in order to maintain equilibrium...but it fails to pinpoint exactly why both forms of glucose are even required (especially when β form is more stable).
I have discerned that this whole phenomenon primarily has to do with the linkage between the anomeric carbon and the 5th carbon in the molecule, namely the hemiacetal bond or glycosidic bond forming the cyclic structure.
I am interested in detailed chemistry behind that particular bond itself, and as to how water is factor in breaking and joining the cyclic structure. Does it also have to do with the aldehyde group in the linear structure that forms the hemiacetal in glucopyranose?
Also protonation and deprotonation of the solution results in increasing rate of mutarotation as well. But in case of extremely alkaline conditions they structure also breaks down or changes to other molecules like galactose or fructose. So is there a certain threshold in alkalinity where glucose can be stored without changing the rate of mutarotation or possibly degrading/deforming the structure?
With all due respect I am not exactly looking for a bookish answer. I am exclusively looking to increase my own knowledge regarding this, so anyone kind of to reply please feel free to use your own words however convenient.
Thanks a lot!

How does spin-orbit splitting also affect this or anomalous zeeman effect or decrease in spin when you move from Nitrogen to Oxygen?

Bad Teacher: The addition of the second electron into an already occupied orbital introduces repulsion between the electrons, thus it is easier to remove. that is why there is a dip in the ionization energy.

Bad Teacher: In oxygen, the last electron shares a doubly occupied p-orbital with an electron of opposing spin. The two electrons in the same orbital are closer together on average than two electrons in different orbitals, so that they shield each other from the nucleus more effectively and it is easier to remove one electron, resulting in a lower ionization energy.[2][14]

The problem is then you can't use the same explanation to explain Fluorine is higher ionization energy than Oxygen because you're also adding repulsions.

Bad Teacher:Stability of half-filled orbitals or completely filled orbitals.

This quote is using is arguing a point not building evidence for it.

I've tried studying spin and that doesn't explain it.

I tried using term symbols. Can you compare ionization energies of different atoms using that via Highest spin highest J?

I am trying to understand something i had red on several sources about hormonal imitators in humans.

I had learnt that many new cooking appliances are now sold as "BPA Free" since that substance is said to imitate estrogen, the female hormone.

i also have Asperger syndrome, i am male, i had took knowledge about a theory claiming we use to have extremely male brains after the, likely, pre-birth exposure to either abnormally high ammounts of testosterone or some sort of testosterone emulator in the environment.

I am not a chemist, my fields are robotics, electronics and some coding, however, i feel seriously concerned about  this information, so i would like to ask if someone could help me understand it better, should i be understanding this properly, i would like to ask if it does exist, for example, some sort of list of suspected or probed hormone emulators.

Just let me thank you for your attention and support.

The nucleus is the point of reference in my spherical coordinates.

Halbach array. is that any good for understanding why opposite spin electrons, that the magnetic fields actually can cancel in macroscopic reality?