Q.

A dehydration reaction links two glucose molecules to produce maltose. If the formula for glucose is C6H12O6 then what is the formula for maltose       [2022]

1 C12H20O10  
2 C12H24O12  
3 C12H22O11  
4 C12H24O11  

Ans.

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Maltose is a disaccharide made up two units of glucose with a chemical formula C12H22O11