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adelina 88 [10]3 years ago

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When two glucose molecules 'decide' to bond, they lose a molecule of water:

2C6H12O6→C12H22O11+H2O

And this happens at every connection between glucose molecules, so in a long chain a lot of water is lost. The water does not contribute anything to the energy content of the compound.

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