EBK HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781260163049
Author: Fox
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY
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Chapter 2, Problem 30RA
The molecular weight is the sum of the atomic weights (mass numbers) of its atoms. Use table 2.1 to perform the following calculations.
Account for the difference between the molecular weight of sucrose and the sum of the molecular weights of glucose and fructose
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