NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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The scientific name for table sugar is ____
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lactose
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sucrose
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galactose
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glucose
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sucrose (common name: table sugar, also called saccharose) is a disaccharide (glucose + fructose) with the molecular formula C12H22O11. Its systematic name is -D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)--D-fructofuranose.
Detailed explanation-2: -The white stuff we know as sugar is sucrose, a molecule composed of 12 atoms of carbon, 22 atoms of hydrogen, and 11 atoms of oxygen (C12H22O11).
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