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A scientist creates a new sugar substitute molecule composed of 100 monosaccharides. How many water molecules are lost in the creation of this molecule? (Type the number, not the word)

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99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99

User Valeriy Solovyov
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Answer:

99

Step-by-step explanation:

For each monomer added, one water molecule is lost, so by that logic, for 100 monosaccharides, 99 water molecules are lost.

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