Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry
Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry
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Author: Spencer L. Seager, Michael R. Slabaugh, Maren S. Hansen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.3E
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The structural differences among monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides are to be stated.

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Carbohydrates are the polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones or in other words the substances that give polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones are called carbohydrates. Generally they contain hydrogen and oxygen in the same ratio as water and typically can be broken down to release energy in the animal body.

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