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why formaldehyde is not a carbohydrate​

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Answered by gauravarduino
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Because formaldehyde and glycolaldehyde (not a true sugar) has one and two carbon respectively in its structures we can exclude both as a carbohydrate. The term carbohydrate literally means a "hydrate of carbon".

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