(a) Monosaccharide (b) Disaccharide CH, (c) Polysaccharide Figure 2.13 Carbohydrate molecules vary in size. (a) A monosaccharide molecule consists of one building block with 6 carbon atoms. (b) A disaccharide molecule consists of two of these building blocks. (c) A polysaccharide molecule consists of many such building blocks.

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Problem 25RQ: C6H12O6 is the chemical formula for a ________. polymer of carbohydrate pentose monosaccharide...
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(a) Monosaccharide
(b) Disaccharide
CH2
(c) Polysaccharide
Figure 2.13 Carbohydrate molecules vary in size. (a) A monosaccharide molecule consists of one building block with 6 carbon
atoms. (b) A disaccharide molecule consists of two of these building blocks. (c) A polysaccharide molecule consists of many such
building blocks.
Transcribed Image Text:(a) Monosaccharide (b) Disaccharide CH2 (c) Polysaccharide Figure 2.13 Carbohydrate molecules vary in size. (a) A monosaccharide molecule consists of one building block with 6 carbon atoms. (b) A disaccharide molecule consists of two of these building blocks. (c) A polysaccharide molecule consists of many such building blocks.
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