Question

which statement correctly describes glucose (c₆h₁₂o₆)? it is made of matter and contains twenty - four molecules. it is an element made of three types of atoms. it is an atom made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. it is a compound made of twenty - four total atoms.

Explanation:

A compound is a substance made up of two or more different types of elements chemically combined. Glucose ($C_6H_{12}O_6$) has 6 carbon atoms, 12 hydrogen atoms, and 6 oxygen atoms, for a total of 24 atoms. It is not an element (which is made of only one - type of atom) or an atom. Each glucose "unit" is a molecule, not that it "contains twenty - four molecules".

Answer:

It is a compound made of twenty - four total atoms.