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Chemistry: How do I know this?

Chemistry: How do I know this?-example-1
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To find this answer you take the mass of the carbon in the compound and divide it by the mass of the entire compound, the one closest to 40% is the correct answer.

I will do hexose for you and you can do the rest of them
mass hexose = 6*12 + 12*1 + 6*16 = 72 + 12 + 96 = 180
mass C in hexose = 6 * 12 = 72

% C in hexose = 72/180 * 100% = 40% (This may be your answer unless you have multiple answers for this one)
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