Question

The word carbohydrate is derived from two words - carbon hydrate (water joined to another material). explain why this term in part describes this chemical group

Answer 1

he chemical formula for a carbohydrate is C6 H12 O6

you have your 6 carbons (the carbo-) and you have 6 water molules (-hydrate). H12O6 means that for every one oxygen there is two hydrogens, which is the set up of a water molecule.

C+C+C+C+C+C+H2O+H2O+H2O+H2O+H2O+H2O

=C6 H12 O6