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What is the empirical formula for glucose?

Answer 1

The empirical formula for glucose is #"CH"_2"O"#.

The lowest whole number ratio among the constituents of a compound is represented by an empirical formula.

The molecular formula for glucose is #"C"_6"H"_12"O"_6"#. The subscripts represent a multiple of an empirical formula. To determine the empirical formula, divide the subscripts by the GCF of #6#, which gives #"CH"_2"O"#.

The empirical formula #"CH"_2"O"# shows very clearly that glucose, a carbohydrate, is composed of hydrated carbon atoms.

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Answer 2

Kai Bowman

For glucose, the empirical formula is ( \text{CH}_2\text{O} ).

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Answer 3

Noah Aldrich

The empirical formula for glucose is (C_6H_{12}O_6).

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