Q. The simple polyhydroxy ketone molecule containing 3-7 carbons is a
A) Disaccharide
B) Monosaccharide
C) Polysaccharide
D) dipeptide
Explanation
Monosaccharides are simple sugars with empirical formula $C_{n}\left( H_{2}O \right)_{n}$ and containing 3-7 ccarbon, $ie.$, trioses (3C), tetroses (4C), pentoses (5C) and hexoses (6C).
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