Question

What are the three elements found in all sugars? What is their ratio?

Answer 1

Answer: Carbon Hydrogen and water

1:2:1

Explanation:

Carbohydrates are made of Carbon Hydrogen and water. Hence, they are represented by a general formula Cx(H2O)y.

Carbohydrates have carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in ratio 1:2:1, as is found in glucose (C6H12O6), Glycerose (C3H6O3), Ribose (C5H10O5).

Thus, in all sugars carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are found in ratio 1:2:1

Answer 2

Answer:

C12H22O11

12:22:11

Explanation:

Sugar is composed from:

12 atoms of carbon

22 atoms of hydrogen

11 atoms of oxygen

So their ratio in this order is 12:22:11