Question

Select the statement that is incorrect. View Available Hint(s) Select the statement that is incorrect.
a.Complex sugars are carbohydrates.
b.All carbohydrates have the general formula Cn(H2O)n.
c.Simple sugars are carbohydrates.
d.Simple sugars contain only carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms.

Answer 1

Answer:

(b). All carbohydrates have the general formula $C_{n}(H_{2}O)_{n}$

Explanation:

Carbohydrates, more commonly known as sugars, are made up of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms. As mono-saccharide  is known as the smallest unit of a carbohydrate . Two monosaccharides make up a disaccharide, and many monosaccharides make up a polysaccharide. Disaccharides and polysaccharides can be hydrolyzed back into the individual monosaccharide units.

As we know that the carbohydrate is always represented as

$(CH_{2}O)_{n}$ ,

where n is any number between three and eight.

Hence, the option (b) is incorrect.