A dehydration reaction links two glucose molecules to produce maltose. If the formula for glucose is C 6 H 12 O 6 then what is the formula for maltose?NEET 2022 (Phase 1)

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Maltose is a common disaccharide that is formed by the dehydration reaction of two glucose molecules. The glycosidic bond present in maltose is $α - 1, 4$ . During the formation, from two glucose molecules, one molecule of water is removed.

Thus, the formula of maltose becomes $C_{12} H_{22} O_{11}$

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