Question

What are the organic chemical groups that compose carbohydrates? How are carbohydrates classified according to the presence of those groups?

Answer 1

They are formed of carbon,hydrogen and oxygen.
They can classified as according to formula $C_{n} H_{2n} O_{n}$:
Triose tetrose Pentose Hexose and so on

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Carbohydrate is compose of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and it can be classified generally according to their degree of complexity, hence the free sugar such as glucose and fructose are termed monosaccharide; sucrose and maltose, are termed disaccharide and the starches and celluloses are polysaccharide.