Consider the formula for glucose: C6H12O6. What does this indicate about the relationship of the reactants to glucose?

1 Answer
Aug 10, 2018

Well, that in one formula mass of glucose, one molar mass, 180gmol1...

Explanation:

Well, that in one formula mass of glucose, one molar mass, 180gmol1...there are 72g with respect to carbon; 12g with respect to hydrogen; and 96g with respect to oxygen.

Of course glucose is NOT synthesized from its elements; it is synthesized by photochemical reduction of carbon dioxide...

6CO2+6H2OhνC6H12O6+6O2

As a bonus this reaction, what do we call it, also produces dioxygen..