BRAINCAKECondensation Reactions
A condensation reaction is a reaction that joins two molecules together with a covalent bond formed by removing a small molecule such as a water molecule.
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Key terms in this lesson
- monomer
- A small molecule that acts as a repeating structural unit of a larger polymer.
- polymer
- A large molecule made of many repeating monomer units joined by covalent bonds.
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- Water as a Solvent
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- Glucose
- Other Monosaccharides
- Hydrolysis
- Disaccharides
- Test for Reducing Sugars
- Test for Non-Reducing Sugars
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