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Recap - Sugar Detective

Part of the Food Chemistry and the Lab section of Coddy's Chemistry journey. Lesson 4 of 27.

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Challenge

Ribose is the sugar in the backbone of RNA, the molecule that carries genetic messages in every cell. Its formula is C₅H₁₀O₅. Mark every functional group in its open chain.

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