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Glycolysis is the breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid. How many molecules of pyruvic acid are formed from one molecule of glucose?

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4

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2

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1

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The correct option is B
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In glycolysis, one molecule of glucose (C $_{6}$ H $_{12}$ O $_{6}$ ) forms two molecules of pyruvic acid (CH $_{3}$ COCOOH).

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