Carbohydrate is a
contraction of carbon hydrate, because the
general carbohydrate molecular
formula contains approximately one molecule
of water
for each carbon atom: Cn(H2O)n.
This idea is supported by the reaction of sucrose
(a disaccharide)
with concentrated sulfuric
acid (a dehydrating
agent) to produce carbon and steam.
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