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How can glucose and fructose have the same molecular formula and yet be two different molecules?
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∙ 13y ago
The similarity is that fructose and glucose are related to carbohydates. Fructose is a carbohydrate that is found in fruit, fruit juices, and some vegetables, whereas glucose is the simplest form of carbohydrate used by your body.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoThey differ in the arrangement of the atoms in the molecule.
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∙ 14y agothey are called isomers (same formula different chemical structures) they exist seperately as C6H12O6
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∙ 14y agoThey are isomers of each other. It's just the arrangement of atoms that's different (glucose is an aldose, while fructose is a ketose).
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∙ 11y agoThey are different molecules because they do not have the same structural formula. The atoms are arranged differently in each of the different monosaccharides.
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∙ 13y agoThey are isomers of each other. It's just the arrangement of atoms that's different (glucose is an aldose, while fructose is a ketose).
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∙ 11y agoGlucose and fructose are isomers; the empirical formula C6H12O6. Glucose and fructose have each some isomers.
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∙ 13y agoThe structural formula is differrent. Never forget that one form of Thalidomide is beneficial. The optical isomer caused birth defects.
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∙ 13y agoThey are unique and different
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Whose molecular formula is C6H22O6?
The molecular formula C12 H22 O11 is for DISCCHARIDES (sugars) -three different sugars - with different molecular structures, BUT ONLY ONE: molecular formula : 1. Lactose 2. Sucrose 3. Maltose The three sugars all have the same formula , but the structure represents the combination of two sugars - that is they are Discaccharide Type Sugars (dis,as two). to identify the formula -to a particular sugar we must know how it is structured as : LACTOSE= GLUCOSE + GALACTOSE FRUCTOSE = GLUCOSE + FRUCTOSE MALTOSE = GLUCOSE + GLUCOSE Sugar is Sugar by formula but not by structure.
What is molecular formula for fructose?
Fructose or fruit Sugar (also levulose or laevulose) is a 6-carbon polyhydroxyketone. It is an isomer of glucose, meaning both have the same molecular formula (C6H12O6), but they differ structurally. Glucose is an aldehyde i.s.o. ketone.For structural formula cf. 'Related links'
Is Glucose and Fructose a functional isomer?
Yes. Glucose is an isomer of fructose and vice versa. Both have the molecular formula C6H12O6. Isomers are compounds with the same number of different elements per molecule but differ in, for example, their structural formulae.
Do some carbon compounds have the same molecular formula but different arrangements of atoms?
Yes. Three examples are the monosaccharides glucose, fructose, and galactose. They are called isomers.
How many elements of unsaturation do molecules with a molecular formula of c6h6cl6 have?
1
What is the molecular formula of the fructose?
The molecular formula of fructose is C6H12O6
What do the two molecules ( fructose and glucose ) have in common?
Fructose and Glucose are isomers of each other. That means that one part of the molecule is in a different location on the other molecule. Fructose and glucose have the same molecular formula and molecular weight.
Same chemical formula but a different structure?
They would be called: ISOMERS.(Def; molecules or molecular compounds that are similar in that they have the same molecular formula, however have different arrangements of the atoms)For example; glucose and fructose
What are molecules with the same molecular formula but different molecular shape?
Isomers
What is fructose solution?
fructose has same molecular formula but different structural formula. but the amount of sweetness of fructose is much much greater than glucose or sucrose. so the fructose solution is the sweetest solution...
Which compounds have the same molecular formula but different structures?
isomers
How are fructose and glucose different?
they have a double-bonded oxygen in different locations.
Whose molecular formula is C6H22O6?
The molecular formula C12 H22 O11 is for DISCCHARIDES (sugars) -three different sugars - with different molecular structures, BUT ONLY ONE: molecular formula : 1. Lactose 2. Sucrose 3. Maltose The three sugars all have the same formula , but the structure represents the combination of two sugars - that is they are Discaccharide Type Sugars (dis,as two). to identify the formula -to a particular sugar we must know how it is structured as : LACTOSE= GLUCOSE + GALACTOSE FRUCTOSE = GLUCOSE + FRUCTOSE MALTOSE = GLUCOSE + GLUCOSE Sugar is Sugar by formula but not by structure.
Glucose and fructose with the formula c6h12o6 differ in?
The actual chemical formula isn't different - both are C6H12O6. The only reason glucose and fructose are different is because the atoms are arranged differently. View the Related Links below to see the molecular arrangements of Fructose and Glucose.
What do glucose and fructose have in common?
Glucose and fructose have some things in common. The most common thing they have is that they are both simple sugars.
What is molecular formula for fructose?
Fructose or fruit Sugar (also levulose or laevulose) is a 6-carbon polyhydroxyketone. It is an isomer of glucose, meaning both have the same molecular formula (C6H12O6), but they differ structurally. Glucose is an aldehyde i.s.o. ketone.For structural formula cf. 'Related links'
Is Glucose and Fructose a functional isomer?
Yes. Glucose is an isomer of fructose and vice versa. Both have the molecular formula C6H12O6. Isomers are compounds with the same number of different elements per molecule but differ in, for example, their structural formulae.
