Question 5

(Multiple Choice)

Each of the following requires 12 carbon atoms. Which of the arrangements of carbon atoms has the greatest entropy?


A) 12 molecules of carbon dioxide, CO2
B) 2 molecules of the monosaccharide glucose, C6H12O6
C) 4 molecules of the monosaccharide pyruvate, C3H4O3
D) 1 molecule of the disaccharide maltose, C12H22O11

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