CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
BIO MOLECULES
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Question
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The 3 elements found in carbohydrates are
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Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen
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Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
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Carbon, Oxygen, and Phosphorus
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Carbon, Hydrogen, and Posphorus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Carbohydrates contain only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms; prior to any oxidation or reduction, most have the empirical formula Cm(H2O)n. Compounds obtained from carbohydrates by substitution, etc., are known as carbohydrate derivatives and may contain other elements.
Detailed explanation-2: -The common attributes of carbohydrates are that they contain only the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, and that their combustion will yield carbon dioxide plus one or more molecules of Water.
Detailed explanation-3: -A three-carbon sugar is called a triose (an aldotriose or ketotriose). Sugars with four, five or six carbon atoms are termed tetroses, pentoses or hexoses respectively.
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