C, H, O ratio in carbs

Cards (5)

  • Monosaccharides are simple sugars that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by hydrolysis.
  • Carbohydrates are the most abundant organic molecules on earth
  • Disaccharides are formed from two monosaccharide molecules joined together by condensation reactions.
  • Polysaccharides are long chains of many monosaccharide units linked together by glycosidic bonds.
  • The C H O ratio in carbons is
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