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How can you tell if a biological molecule is a carbohydrate?

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Carbohydrates contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in the molar ratio 1:2:1. The empirical formula for carbohydrates is CH20. The monomers of carbohydrates of are sugars. 
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