Q. General formula of monosaccharides is
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Solution:
The general formula of all monosaccharides is (CH2O)n/CnH2nOn/Cn(H2O)n.
The formula represents a central carbon molecule bonded to two hydrogens and one oxygen.
The oxygen makes the bond with hydrogen, creating a hydroxyl group. Several of these Carbon molecules can bond together because carbon can form 4 bonds. One of the carbons in the chain will form a double bond with an oxygen atom, which is called a carbonyl group. If this carbonyl group occurs at the end of the chain,the monosaccharide is called aldose sugar and if the carbonyl group is in the middle of the chain, this monosaccharide is called ketose sugar.
The formula represents a central carbon molecule bonded to two hydrogens and one oxygen.
The oxygen makes the bond with hydrogen, creating a hydroxyl group. Several of these Carbon molecules can bond together because carbon can form 4 bonds. One of the carbons in the chain will form a double bond with an oxygen atom, which is called a carbonyl group. If this carbonyl group occurs at the end of the chain,the monosaccharide is called aldose sugar and if the carbonyl group is in the middle of the chain, this monosaccharide is called ketose sugar.