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Also known as sucrose, sugar is made up of 22 hydrogen atoms, 11 oxygen atoms and 12 carbon atoms in each molecule. Sucrose is made up of two simple sugars, fructose and glucose. Sugar is a carbohydrate that has 45 atoms.
Under a microscope, a molecule of sugar looks like a cube. When cooking, acid is added to the sugar to break the cube apart. The acid breaks the sucrose down into fructose and glucose.
Sugar exists in most plants. However, it is harvested primarily from sugarcane. Sugarcane is harvested all around the world with Brazil as the world's largest producer of sugar.
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Why is peroxide considered a poly-atomic ion and not a simple ion?
It is polyatomic because it is composed of two oxygen atoms with a 2- charge, [O_O]2-.
What are complex sugars or starches called?
Complex sugars are compounds made up of 3 or more simple sugars. For example, glucose is a monosaccharide (1 sugar) Lactose is a disaccharide (made up of 2 sugars) Amylose is a polysaccharide (thousands of sugars in the chain) so it is considered a "complex" sugar. Glucose is one of the sugars that usually makes up a "complex" sugar.
Can compounds composed of the same element have similar or dissimilar properties?
a compound composed of all the same elements would be a pure element. not a compound! a compound is when there is 2 or more atoms chemically bonded together. different compounds do have similar properties - they all have 2 or more atoms of elements chemically bonded together and they often react in similar way too.
What element makes up most of the detectable mass in the universe?
A star like our sun is composed of 73% hydrogen, 25% helium, and 2% other elements
What is C6H1202?
Normally, C6H12O6 is the formula for glucose, a type of sugar. However, a number of other sugars have the same formula eg fructose, galactose. All of these sugars are simple sugars or monosaccharides. They have the same formula but the atoms are arranged differently in the different molecules. This is called isomerism, and the sugars are called isomers of each other. Sugars like these which have 6 carbon atoms are called hexose sugars. For diagrams of these sugars see: http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/Carbohydrates.html
Can monosaccharide be hydrolyzed?
Monosaccharides are simple sugars. They are carbohydrates and one class of carbs is simple sugars and the 2 parts of simple sugars are mono- and di- saccharides
What are 2 examples of monosaccharides?
simple sugars and glucose.
Maltose is composed of what two sugars?
Glucose + Glucose = 2 Glucose units Maltose is a disaccharide
What is a chain of more than 2 simple sugars bound together?
compound
Is a compound machine composed of more than one simple machine?
Yes, a compound machine may be composed of 2 or more simple machines.
Is factorial same as permutation?
No. Simple permutations are composed of 2 factorials.
What are the two Subgroups for carbohydrates?
Carbohydrate type molecules can be divided into two chief sub-classifications. These are simple and complex carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates are sugars, and complex can be healthy starches as found in vegetables.
Nucleotides contain which sugars?
DNA is composed of deoxy ribose nucleotide (containing deoxy ribose sugars). Deoxy ribose sugar lacks an OH group at the 2' position RNA is composed of ribose nucleotides (containing ribose sugar)
Why is matter composed of 2 or more elements?
Matter also may composed of one element only as Coal, Graphite and Diamond are only Carbon.
2 sugars linked by a covalent bonds is what?
Carbohydrates consisting of two to ten simple sugars are called oligosaccharides, and those with a larger number are called polysaccharides.
What sugars are?
Complex sugars are compounds made up of 3 or more simple sugars. For example, glucose is a monosaccharide (1 sugar) Lactose is a disaccharide (made up of 2 sugars) Amylose is a polysaccharide (thousands of sugars in the chain) so it is considered a "complex" sugar. Glucose is one of the sugars that usually makes up a "complex" sugar.
Is water an element of periodic table?
no water is a compound composed of 2 hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom
