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What are Carbohydrates?
What are Carbohydrates?
→Carbohydrates are organic compounds, containing carbon,hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio 1:2:1.
→There general formula is Cn(H2O)n , with some exceptions.
→Carbohydrates are also called hydrated carbons because the ratio of hydrogen and oxygen is same as of water H2O.
→Chemically carbohydrates are called polyhydroxy aldehyde and polyhydroxy ketone.
→Carbohydrates are also called sacrrides in Greek which means sugar due to their Sweet taste.
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Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates
Organic compounds with carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio. General formula is Cn(H2O)n. Also known as hydrated carbons and saccharides (sugars). Chemically, they are polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones.
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→Carbohydrates are organic compounds, containing carbon,hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio 1:2:1.
→There general formula is Cn(H2O)n , with some exceptions.
→Carbohydrates are also called hydrated carbons because the ratio of hydrogen and oxygen is same as of water H2O.
→Chemically carbohydrates are called polyhydroxy aldehyde and polyhydroxy ketone.
→Carbohydrates are also called sacrrides in Greek which means sugar due to their Sweet taste.
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