Question

You are analyzing a compound in a laboratory. You find that it is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom. How will you classify the compound?

Question 19 options:

carbohydrate

lipid

protein

nucleic acid

Answer 1

I will classify the compound as carbohydrate.

Step-by-step explanation:

Carbohydrates are defined as polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones.The general formula of carbohydrate is CnH2nOn.

That"s why the formula of the most simplest carbohydrate glucose is C6H12O6.

From the general formula of carbohydrate it can be stated that carbohydrate contain carbon,hydrogen and oxygen ina ratio of two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom.