Physical Properties
The mass percent of oxygen in pure glucose, C6H12O6 is 53.3 percent. A chemist analyzes a sample of glucose that contains impurities and determines that the mass percent of oxygen is 49.7 percent. Which of the follow impurities could account for the low mass percent of oxygen in the sample?
a.n-eicosane (C20H42)
b.ribose C5H10O5
c.fructose, C6H12O6
d.sucrose C12H22O11