starch is a polymer. What is its corresponding monomer?

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starch is a polymer. What is its corresponding monomer?

2007-01-11 02:58:43 · 2 answers · asked by mokona 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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Glucose.

2007-01-11 03:06:54 · answer #1 · answered by mastersciprof 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The single unit would be a simple sugar of some kind. Link simple sugars together one way, they become starch. Link the same sugar a little differently and it becomes cellulose.

2007-01-11 11:20:54 · answer #2 · answered by Richard B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋