Question

Glucose molecules bond together in a process known as dehydration synthesis. What happens in this process?

Answer 1

fdDehydration synthesis is a chemical reaction in which one or more molecules of water are removed from the reactants to form a new product. These reactions can occur when one of the reactants has a hydroxyl group (OH) that can be cleaved, thus forming the negatively charged hydroxide ion (OH -). The other reactant must have a hydrogen atom which can be cleaved to yield a hydrogen, or hydronium, ion (H+). In solution, these ions are free to combine and form a water molecule. The respective reactants are then able to form a chemical bond that creates a new compound.