Question

1. write the reaction needed to build the rabbit’s polysaccharide from 50 glucose molecules.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall polysaccharide - formation reaction

Polysaccharides are formed by dehydration - synthesis reactions. When n glucose molecules combine to form a polysaccharide, (n - 1) water molecules are released. Here n = 50.
The general reaction for the formation of a polysaccharide from glucose can be written as:
\[nC_{6}H_{12}O_{6}
ightarrow(C_{6}H_{10}O_{5})_{n}+nH_{2}O\]
For n = 50, the reaction is:
\[50C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}
ightarrow(C_{6}H_{10}O_{5})_{50}+ 49H_{2}O\]

Answer:

\[50C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}
ightarrow(C_{6}H_{10}O_{5})_{50}+ 49H_{2}O\]