Carbon 1Hydrogen 2
Oxygen 1
The ratio of atoms in monosaccharides is 1 carbon: 2 hydrogen: 1 oxygen.
It is 1:2:1
A compound has a definite ratio of components.
Both monosaccharides and polysaccharides are types of carbohydrates. They consist of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms, typically in a 1:2:1 ratio for monosaccharides. Additionally, both serve as energy sources for living organisms, with monosaccharides providing immediate energy and polysaccharides serving as energy storage or structural components. Both can also participate in biochemical processes, such as glycolysis and cellular respiration.
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.
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
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.
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.
A compound.
Divide both components by 2.4 Then the ratio is ( 3/7 ).