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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Write a chemical equation showing the decomposition of cellulose into glucose

OpenStudy (chmvijay):

write cellulose formulaaa

OpenStudy (abb0t):

cellulose has a \(\beta (1 \rightarrow 4) \) ester linkage. And since you're looking for a decomposition reaction, all you're doing is breaking cellulose into it's more simpler structure, glucose (by which I mean, breaking the \(\ (1 \rightarrow 4) \) linkage.

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