To be or not to be--a sugar? Part II

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True or False?

If a molecule does NOT have a formula in the form C X n H X 2 n O X n \ce{ C_{n} H_{2n} O_{n}} , where n n is a positive integer, then it can never be a carbohydrate.

False True

Hobart Pao by Hobart Pao , 23, USA

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Hobart Pao
Sep 4, 2016

False. Example: Maltose, formed by the dehydration synthesis of two glucose molecules--a water molecule is released, and the formula becomes C 12 H 22 O 11 C_{12} H_{22} O_{11}

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