Chapter 17, Problem 3QC

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The term ‘carbohydrates’ is to be defined and their purpose is to be explained.

Concept Introduction:

Carbohydrates, as the name indicates, are hydrates of carbon. They are the biomolecules having carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms as constituents. The molecular formula of carbohydrates changes as the number of atoms of each element present in the compound changes. The empirical formula for carbohydrates is ${\text{C}}_n{\left({\text{H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}\right)}_m$ .