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4 Simple Steps – Chain Glucose Molecule

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Glucose Regatta - Glucose Molecule - C6H12O6

Glucose C6H12O6

  • Glucose is a carbohydrate and it is one of the smallest units of sugar
  • Its chemical formula is C6H12O6
  • Glucose are hexoses – 6 carbon atoms sugars
  • In total, there are 24 atoms that form the molecule

Glucose molecular structure -1

Step 1:

Draw 6 carbon molecules and draw arms except for the first one

Glucose molecule step 1

Step 2:

Draw 5 hydrogen to carbon bonds
(4 on one side and 1 on the other)

Glucose2

Step 3:

Fill remaining spaces with ( OH ) group.

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