2. What is the molecular
formula of glucose? How can
its structural formula be
described?

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The molecular formula of glucose is
C6 H12 O6.

Structurally glucose is a ring
formed by one atom of oxygen and five
atoms of carbon; a radical and
a hydrogen atom bind in each carbon of
the ring, except for one of the carbons
bound to the oxygen of the ring; this
carbon binds to a CH2OH .Spatial
sides of hydroxyl bonds are alternated