Sucrose, the sugar extracted from sugarcane and sugar beets, is an organic compound that contains 12 carbon atoms, 22 hydrogen atoms, and 11 oxygen atoms per molecule. part a what is the chemical formula for sucrose?

Answer : The correct answer for chemical formula of sucrose is C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁

Chemical formula of a compound represents symbols of elements and their number in one molecule of compound. Symbols are written in capital letters and their numbers are written as subscript or in lower case like X₁Y₂ .

The number of element are number of atoms present. Since it says sucrose contains : Carbon atom = 12 Hydrogen atoms = 11 and Oxygen atom 11 .

The symbol for Carbon is "C" , Hydrogen is "H" and Oxygen is "O " , so we can write the chemical formula as :

C ₁₂H₂₂O₁₁

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