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3 years ago

Where do we get all of our simple and complex carbohydrates from

Chemistry

1 answer:

7nadin3 [17]3 years ago

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Answer & explanation:

Carbohydrates (both simple and complex) are found in all plant foods, due to the fact that plants produce them during photosynthesis and use carbohydrates as their energy source.

Some examples of carbohydrate rich foods are corn, rice, potatoes and pasta as well. Honey and dairy foods also have carbohydrates.

Carbohydrates also have structural function, such as cellulose, which is the main component of plant cell walls, and chitin, which can be found in the atropod exoskeleton.

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The scientific notation:

$a\times10^k$

where

$1\leq a$ and k is integer.

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$(5\times10^3)+(4.3\times10^4)$

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<h3>Other method:</h3>

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Percentage abundance of 121 Sb is = 57.2 %

Percentage abundance of 123 Sb is = 42.8 %

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The formula for the calculation of the average atomic mass is:

$Average\ atomic\ mass=(\frac {\%\ of\ the\ first\ isotope}{100}\times {Mass\ of\ the\ first\ isotope})+(\frac {\%\ of\ the\ second\ isotope}{100}\times {Mass\ of\ the\ second\ isotope})$

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Since the element has only 2 isotopes, so the let the percentage of first be x and the second is 100 -x.

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% = x %

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For second isotope, 123 Sb:

% = 100 - x

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Given, Average Mass = 121.7601 u

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$120.9038x+122.9042\left(100-x\right)=12176.01$

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x = 57.2 %

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