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fructose is a common sugar found in fruit. elemental analysis of fructose gave the following mass% composition: c 40.00%, h 6.72%, o 53.28%. the molar mass of fructose is 180.16 g/mol. find the molecular formula of fructose.

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Answer:

The molecular formula of fructose is C6H12O6

Step-by-step explanation:

The molecular formula isthe actual whole number ratio of atoms of each element.