What are monosaccharides?

Explanation

Monosaccharides are carbohydrates which cannot be hydrolysed to smaller molecules . Their general formula is `(CH_2O)_(n)` where `n=3-7`. These are of two types . Those which contain an aldehyde `(-CHO)` group are called aldoses and those which contain a keto `(C=O)` group are called ketoses. They are further classified as trioses, tetroses, pentoses and heptoses according as they contain `3,4,,5,6 and 7` carbon atoms respectively . for example,
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