Correction for the width of a Glucose Molecule

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How long is 3.50 meters?

It's about 2,500,000,000 times as wide as a Glucose Molecule

The width of a Glucose Molecule is about 0.00000000150 meters.

(C₆H₁₂O₆, a.k.a. grape sugar) (open chain form)

Am individual glucose molecule measures 0.00000000150 meters in its open-chain form. Glucose is the most common fuel source of energy in human biology, with 3.75 kilocalories of energy per gram.

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APA Style (7th Ed.)

The Measure of Things. (2024). Correction for the width of a Glucose Molecule. Retrieved April 16, 2024 from www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=height&unit=m&amt=3.5&i=1624

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"Correction for the width of a Glucose Molecule." The Measure of Things. 2024. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=height&unit=m&amt=3.5&i=1624.

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