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Starch Molecule Cellulose Formed Explain Difference Structure Marks

Starch and cellulose molecules differ in structure primarily because starch is composed of α-glucose units, while cellulose is made of β-glucose units, with a difference in the orientation of functional groups on the first carbon.

Starch and cellulose differ in structure because starch is made from α-glucose while cellulose is made from β-glucose, with an inverted position of hydrogen and hydroxyl groups on carbon 1.

Front Explain the difference in the structure of the starch molecule and the cellulose molecule (2 marks)
Back 1. Starch formed from α-glucose but cellulose formed from β-glucose;
2. Position of hydrogen and hydroxyl groups on carbon atom 1 inverted.

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