Why does sucrose, a double sugar, dissolve more easily than glucose?

Subject: Why does sucrose, a double sugar, dissolve more easily than glucose?

Date: Sat Oct 3 13:00:51 1998
Posted by Maggie O'Donnell
Grade level: 10-12
School: Colegio Internacional de Caracas
City: Caracas State/Province: No state entered.
Country: Venezuela
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 907437651.Bc

Message:

Since glucose is a simple sugar with 6 carbons and sucrose has a double bond and 12 carbons shouldn't it have a greater solubility?

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