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10. if a glucoses and a fructose were put together, this would for the …

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  1. if a glucoses and a fructose were put together, this would for the disaccharide sucrose. what other molecule would be a product as a result of this reaction?

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

The formation of a disaccharide like sucrose from two monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) occurs via a dehydration synthesis reaction. This reaction links the two sugar molecules by removing a hydroxyl group from one and a hydrogen from the other, which combine to form a water molecule.

Answer:

Water ($H_2O$)