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How many carbon atoms does glucose have

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Answer:

six carbon atoms

Step-by-step explanation:

Glucose has an aldehyde group (-CHO) on carbon atom number one and is therefore called an “aldose,” also it has six carbon atoms (a hexose) so it can be called an “aldohexose.” The reactive group on fructose, however, is a ketone group (-C=0) on carbon number two.

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