Do all carbohydrates have the formula #C_nH_(2m)O_m#?
1 Answer
Oct 23, 2015
Although carbohydrates are essentially hydrated carbons (i.e. each carbon is hydrated with a water molecule), sugars like deoxyribose sugar (
Explanation:
It is easier to view carbohydrate formula as
However, in the case of deoxyribose, one of the carbon molecule is without an oxygen thereby becoming an exception to the formula.