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To become a carbohydrate, a compound mus...

To become a carbohydrate, a compound must contain at least:

A

2 carbon

B

4 carbon

C

3 carbon

D

6 carbon

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C
Smallest unit of carbohydrate is monosaccharide , which contain 3 to 8 carbon atoms, known as Trisores
e.g. `{:("Glyceraldehye"),(CHO),(|),(CHOH),(|),(CH_(2)OH):}` `{:("Dihydroxy acetone"),(CH_(2)OH),(|),(C=O),(|),(CH_(2)OH):}`
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