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What is the molecular formula for an oligosaccharide containing eight glucose monomers linked together by dehydration reactions?

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The answer is C24H42O21.  Lack of hydration responses shapes covalent bonds between two monomers by the arrival of a water particle. Every monomer taking an interest in the bond discharges either a hydroxyl amass (- OH) or a hydrogen (H) for each bond shaped. Connecting four glucose monomers requires three covalent bonds. This outcome in the loss of three particles of water or six hydrogen molecules and three oxygen iotas.
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