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Starch is represented by the formula C6 H10 O5
Therefore there are six Carbon's present, ten Hydrogens, and five oxygen's present in a single molecule of Starch.
We can determine the molecular weight of the Starch molecule if we know the weight of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxyegen in g/mol. And then multiple those individual g/mol weights by the number of each present in the molecule which can be determined by the formula. Then we take the products of these calculations and add them together to determine the total g/mol weight of the molecule in question.
So if,
C = 12.0107 g/mol
H = 1.00794 g/mol
O = 15.9994 g/mol
Then,
C(12.0107)*6 = 72.0642 g/mol
H(1.00794)*10 = 10.0794 g/mol
O(15.9994)*5 = 79.9970 g/mol
Now if we add these products together,
C Total 72.0642 g/mol
H Total 10.0794 g/mol
O Total 79.9970 g/mol
= 162.1406 g/mol
Therefore,
162.1406 g/mol is the molecular weight of Starch.
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starch is an alpha-glucose, Cellulose is a beta-glucose molecule
What is the basic unit of a starch molecule?
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Does a molecule of starch have more stored energy than a glucose molecule and why?
yes - starch is a larger molecule (with more bonds holding atoms together, so it has more energy) because it is a polymer of glucose. Glucose is one ring of carbons and starch is a chain of these.
What are two larger molecules made from glucose?
Glucose+glucose=a disaccharide called "maltose" Glucose+lots more glucose=a polysaccharide called "starch"
Why you consume starch rather than glucose?
Starch is made up by glucose.We consume plant products.Plant store glucose as starch.
Plant store glucose in the form of larger molecules cell?
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Does glucose release energy quicker than starch?
GLucose does release energy quicker than starch. this is because starches (CH2O) are the compounds in which glucose is stored.
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Where do plants store glucose in?
In plants, glucose is generally stored as starch.
What substances is glucose converted into in the seed of a plant?
glucose, starch starch and glucose (:
How does glucose turn into starch?
Essentially it is starch that is turned into glucose. Saliva in our mouths contains an amylase which breaks down SOME starch into sugar (or glucose). This process continues with Pancreatic juice which also contains an amylase which breaks down starch to sugar.
What is the storage molecule made by glucose in plants?
Starch. Plants use the excess glucose to form starch molecules
What food molecule starch or glucose will pass easily through the wall of the small intestine?
glucose because it can easily break down by enzymes than starch
