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What is the most abundant carbohydrate and its formula?

Answer 1

Glucose: #"C"_6"H"_12"O"_6#.

From a biological and environmental perspective alone, glucose is most likely the most prevalent carbohydrate because it is essential to so many biochemical processes that take place in a wide range of organisms, such as respiration and photosynthesis.

However, D-glucose or sucrose (table sugar) is far more widely used in commerce.

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Answer 2

Zoe Alexander

The most abundant carbohydrate is glucose, with the molecular formula C6H12O6.

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