What is the empirical formula for glucose?

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What is the empirical formula for glucose?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-01T22:59:06

The empirical formula for glucose is ${CH}_{2} O$ $"CH"_2"O"$ .

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An empirical formula represents the lowest whole number ratio of elements in a compound.

The molecular formula for glucose is $C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}$ $"C"_6"H"_12"O"_6"$ . The subscripts represent a multiple of an empirical formula. To determine the empirical formula, divide the subscripts by the GCF of $6$ $6$ , which gives ${CH}_{2} O$ $"CH"_2"O"$ .

The empirical formula ${CH}_{2} O$ $"CH"_2"O"$ shows very clearly that glucose, a carbohydrate, is composed of hydrated carbon atoms.

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