The molecular formula for glucose is C6H12O6. What would the molecular formula for a molecule made by linking three glucose molecules together by dehydration reactions be?

Answer 1

#C_18H_32O_16#

since this is a dehydration reaction, it means that when two molecules are linked together, there will be one molecule of water #H_2O# removed.

Therefore, the molecular formula will be #C_18H_32O_16#.

The reaction will be: #C_6H_11O_5-underbrace(OH+H)_(color(blue)(H_2O))-C_6H_10O_5-underbrace(OH+H)_(color(blue)(H_2O))-C_6H_11O_6->C_18H_32O_16+color(blue)(2H_2O)#

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Answer 2

Wyatt Adkins

A molecule formed by dehydration reactions connecting three glucose molecules would have the molecular formula C18H32O16.

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