Glucose and fructose are simple sugars with the molecular formula C6H12O6. Sucrose (table
sugar) is a complex sugar with molecular formula C12H22O11 that consists of a glucose unit
covalently bound to a fructose unit (a water molecule is eliminated as a result of the reaction
between glucose and fructose to form sucrose).a. Calculate the energy released as heat when a typical table sugar cube of mass 1.5 g
is burned in air.
b. To what height could you climb on the energy a table sugar cube provides assuming
25 % of the energy is available for work?
c. The mass of a typical glucose tablet is 2.5 g. Calculate the energy released as heat
when a glucose tablet is burned in air.
d. To what height could you climb on the energy a tablet provides assuming 25% of
the energy is available for work?