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What are the physical properties of glucose?
Posted March 12, 2024
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Answer

Physical properties of glucose:

  • White or colorless crystalline solid (can occur in both liquid and solid form)
  • Highly soluble in water and acetic acid
  • Melting point: 146 °C 
  • Molecular Weight:  180.16 g/mol
  • Density: 1.54g/cm3
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