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Question
Which component of starch is a branched polymer of α-glucose and insoluble in water?
Solution
Starch is a polymer of αα-glucose that has two components, namely amylose and amylopectin. Out of these, amylopectin is insoluble in water and constitutes about 80-85% of starch.
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