On Average, How Many of the Children Attending the Event

question 31

Essay

On average, how many of the children attending the event would be expected to be lactose intolerant, give or take how many? Round to the nearest whole person.

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Definitions:

α-Pyranose

A form of a sugar molecule where the ring structure is a six-membered pyran ring, with the anomeric carbon atom in the alpha configuration.

Haworth Structure

A way of representing cyclic structures of monosaccharides in a simplified three-dimensional perspective compared to the Fischer projection.

Isomerization

A chemical process in which a molecule is transformed into another molecule with the same molecular formula but a different structural arrangement.

Reagents

Substances or mixtures used in chemical reactions to bring about a change or detect the occurrence of a specific reaction.