Question

Which of these would represent the chemical formula for a momer of carbohydrates?

Answer 1

Answer:

A) $C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}$

Explanation:

A monomer is essentially a small molecule which combines with another molecule of the same kind to form a macromolecule. When two or more number of monomer units react together they form a polymer through a process known as polymerization.

Carbohydrates are polymers made of monomers units which are simple sugars. The chemical formula $C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}$ corresponds to that of glucose. Starch which is a carbohydrate is formed by the polymerization of glucose.

Answer 2

The correct answer here is A, because glucose is a type of carbohydrate’s monomer