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In glucose (C6H12O6)
The simplified ratio of C atoms to H atoms is...
__:__.

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1:2:1 or just 1:2

The molecular formula is C6H12O6 because one molecule actually contains 6 C, 12 H, and 6 O atoms. The simplest whole-number ratio of C to H to O atoms in glucose is 1:2:1,

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