You are analyzing a compound in a laboratory. you find that it is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom. how will you classify the compound?

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Alexandra Silva

17 June, 05:06

You are analyzing a compound in a laboratory. you find that it is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom. how will you classify the compound?

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Yael Golden · Answer 1

Carbohydrates because carbohydrate is a molecule that contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen usually in a ratio of two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom. Carbohydrates are also known as saccharides or carbs. They are basically sugar or starches.