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

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Solution

Since it is a dehydration reaction, it means that when two molecules are linked together, there will be one molecule of water H2O removed.

The reaction will be:

C6H11O5OH+HC6H10O5OH+HC6H11O6C18H32O16+2H2O

Therefore, the molecular formula of the molecule formed will be C18H32O16.

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