What are the atoms that make up carbohydrates?
1 Answer
Nov 24, 2017
Namely carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms covalently bonded. Hydrogen bonds aid in polymerization.
Explanation:
They are hydrocarbon molecules with a fair amount of hydroxyl and carbonyl groups. The polarity aids in forming either storage or structural polysaccharides such as glycogen or chitin, for instance.
