Which of the following statements is true regarding molality, molarity, and normality?

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The statement regarding glucose, C6H12O6, being that normality has the same value as molarity is accurate because glucose is a non-electrolyte. Normality measures the concentration of equivalents of reactive species in a solution, and since glucose does not dissociate into ions in solution, its molarity (moles of solute per liter of solution) directly equates to its normality (equivalents of solute per liter of solution). Therefore, for glucose, the normality and molarity are the same, as there are no reactive protons or hydroxide ions released in the solution that would affect the equivalence calculation.

This understanding contrasts with other compounds, like sulfuric acid or bases, where dissociation into ions is significant and impacts normality differently from molarity.

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