The Sugar Glucose Contains C,H,and O and Has a Mass

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Essay

The sugar glucose contains C,H,and O and has a mass of 180.0634 amu as determined by high-resolution mass spectrometry.Glucose contains an equal number of carbon and oxygen atoms.What is the molecular formula of glucose? (¹H = 1.00783 amu,¹²C = 12.00000 amu,¹⁶O = 15.99491 amu)

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