A carbohydrate is an organic molecule that contains carbon, hydrogen and, oxygen in a ratio near 1:2:1
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A carbohydrate has only Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen, with the hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio 2:1.
Examples are glucose
C 6H12O6 and table sugar
C12H22O11
A protein is made of amino acids. Amino acids have an amino group which is
− N H2
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So without nitrogen atoms the compound can not be a protein.
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