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Formaldehyde polymerizes to form glucose according to the reaction, `6HCHO rarr C_(6)H_(12)O_(6)` The theoretically computed equilibrium constant for this reaction is found to be `6 xx 10^(22)` If 1M solution of glucose dissociates according to the above equilibrium, the concentration of formaldehyde in the solution will be :

A

`1.6xx10^(-2)M`

B

`1.6xx10^(-4)M`

C

`1.6xx10^(-6)M`

D

`1.6xx10^(-8)M`

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