Is glucose organic?

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Solution

Glucose is a carbohydrate, specifically a monosaccharide. It is composed of atoms of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Glucose is an organic compound because glucose contains carbon atoms.
The molecular formula of glucose is $C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}$ .
The structure of glucose is shown below:
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Hence, glucose is an organic compound.

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