Glucose can occur in three forms: two cyclic forms and one open-chain structure. In aqueous solution, only

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Glucose can occur in three forms: two cyclic forms and one open-chain structure. In aqueous solution, only a tiny fraction of the glucose is in the open-chain form. Yet tests for the presence of glucose depend on reaction with the aldehyde group, which is found only in the open-chain form. Explain why these tests work.

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Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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