General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition
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ISBN: 9781259883989
Author: by Janice Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20.6, Problem 20.17P
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The reason for cellulose being water-insoluble even when it contains hydroxyl groups needs to be explained.

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Cellulose occurs in plant cell walls giving it a rigidity. Cellulose is a linear polymer composed of glucose molecules linked by 1-4-β-linkages.

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