Carbon 1Hydrogen 2
Oxygen 1
The ratio of atoms in monosaccharides is 1 carbon: 2 hydrogen: 1 oxygen.
A compound has a definite ratio of components.
It is 1:2:1
The general chemical formula for monosaccharides is CnH2nOn, where "n" represents the number of carbon atoms in the molecule. This formula represents the basic building blocks of carbohydrates, with the ratio of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in a 1:2:1 ratio.
The smaller components of polysaccharides are monosaccharides, which are simple sugars such as glucose, fructose, and galactose. These monosaccharides can join together through glycosidic linkages to form longer chains or structures of polysaccharides.
A compound.
No. The reason depends on the metal. If it is a single metal element then there is only one component, and thus nothing to compare it with in a ratio. If it is an alloy then there are multiple components, but not in a definite ratio.
Most monosaccharides have a molecular formula that represents a multiple of the empirical formula (CH2O). This is because they contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in a ratio that can be simplified to CH2O.
6xC, 12xH, 6xO, or ribpse for example may be C5H10O5
Divide both components by 2.4 Then the ratio is ( 3/7 ).
The ratio of oxygen to hydrogen in a polysaccharide is independent of the type of monosaccharides that it consists of. The ratio does not depend on the number of carbons in the monosaccharide. Thus, for all polysaccharide compounds the ratio of hydrogen to oxygen is 2:1.
Yes, they are a single element in the ratio of 1. Other metallic substances are actually alloys, and the components may be present in a range of ratios.