Question

If a sugar has 11 oxygen atoms, how many hydrogen atoms does it contain?

Answer 1

Since simple sugars follow the Cn(H2O)n formula, if you had 11 oxygen atoms, this would produce the simple sugar formula of C11H22O11. Therefore, there should be 22 hydrogen atoms.

Answer 2

Since simple sugars follow the Cn(H2O)n formula, if you had 11 oxygen atoms, this would produce the simple sugar formula of C11H22O11. Therefore, there should be 22 hydrogen atoms.