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They are Hydrates (containing water) of Carbon. Carbo-Hydrate. This name was established before the actual chemical structure of these molecules was well known and not all carbohydrates follow the following formula but...
The Chemical Formula for (most) carbohydrates is:
CxH2xOx or... Cx(H2O)x.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agobecause it contains two monosaacharide units namely glucose and fructose held by glycosidic bond.......
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∙ 15y agothese are chains of sugars.... meaning.... these are made up of many sugar molecules linked in different fashions ( I know this much only)
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∙ 12y agoHex stands in for the number six,
and hexose sugars have six carbon atoms.
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∙ 11y agoDi means two, and table sugar is composed of two monosaccharides: glucose and fructose.
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∙ 9y agoBecause they are each made from just carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
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∙ 8y agoCarbon compounds are organic molecules. Monosaccharides are compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
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∙ 9y agoCarbohydrates are by definition hydrates of the carbon. The molecular formula of the monosaccharide is C6H12O6. So C 6 and 6 H2O.
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Are monosaccharides proteins carbohydrates or lipids?
Monosaccharides are small units of carbohydrates.
Monomer of Carbohydrates?
monosaccharides which are single simple sugars( glucose, fructose galactose)
What are monosaccharides and disaccharides and polysacharides?
Carbohydrates Monosaccharides and disaccharides are what kind of molecules? Monosaccharides are the simplest form of carbohydrates, disaccharides are carbohydrates composed of 2 monosaccharides.
Are monosaccharides amino acids?
No. Monosaccharides are the most simple carbohydrates. Amino acids are the molecules that string together to make polypeptides and ultimately proteins.
Explain the difference between disaccharide and a polysaccharide?
a disaccharide is two monosaccharides. and a polysaccharide is a long chain of monosaccharides joined together. they are units of carbohydrates.
Are monosaccharides proteins carbohydrates or lipids?
Monosaccharides are small units of carbohydrates.
What are building blocks of carbohydrates?
Monosaccharides .
What is the block of carbohydrates?
monosaccharides
How are starches and monosaccharides related?
starches and monosaccharides are carbohydrates, and monosaccharides make up starches, which is a polysaccharide.
Which of the four types of monosaccharides contains units called monosaccharides?
Carbohydrates
What is composition of carbohydrates?
The composition of carbohydrates include carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. They are made from simple sugars which are known as monosaccharides.
Are carbohydrates made out of monosaccharides?
fructose
What are small carbohydrates call?
Monosaccharides
What monosaccharides are carbohydrate?
Monosaccharides are the most basic units of carbohydrates.
Are monosaccharides always carbohydrates?
Yes they are; not because they are monosaccharides, but because the are saccharides or sugars.
When carbohydrates are digested what molecules can be absorbed?
monosaccharides
What monosaccharides are in lipids?
Monosccharides are not in lipids. They are in carbohydrates.
