Does Fructose have a polar, non-polar or ionic bond? Where can I get more information on this?

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Does Fructose have a polar, non-polar or ionic bond? Where can I get more information on this?

im doing a research project for my chemistry class and I need more information on the molecule "fructose". any help would be greatly appreciated.

2007-04-25 15:18:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Fructose aka fruit sugar is a carbohydrate (specifically a ketohexose) with many different types of bonds not just a polar bond.

You can get more information from biochemistry books.

2007-04-25 16:21:09 · answer #1 · answered by zanekevin13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Fructose has a number of polyol groups and so will be polar covalent.

2007-04-25 22:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋