Each glucose molecule consists only of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. If each molecule contains 53.3% oxygen and 6.7% hydro

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4vir4ik [10]

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Each glucose molecule consists only of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. If each molecule contains 53.3% oxygen and 6.7% hydro

gen by mass, what percentage of each glucose molecule is made up of carbon?

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MAVERICK [17] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-09T20:12:42+03:00

MAVERICK [17]3 years ago

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53.3% + 6.7% = 60%, 100% - 60% = 40%. 40% of glucose is made of carbon. Since there are only three types of atoms in glucose, and the amount of hydrogen and oxygen is already given, this means that whatever percentage is left (40%) has to be carbon.