Why oligosaccharide are soluble in water but ploysaccharide not
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Sugars are soluble in water because they contain polar parts such as -OH groups. Mono saccharides and disaccharides are small enough to disolve readily in water while polysaccharides such as starch, glucogen and cellulose are not due to their size and polymeric character
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Sugars are soluble in water because they contain polar parts such as -OH groups. Mono saccharides and disaccharides are small enough to disolve readily in water whilepolysaccharides such as starch, glucogen and cellulose are not due to their size and polymeric character
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