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Carbohydrates

Monosaccharide structure, Fischer/Haworth projections, disaccharides, and polysaccharides

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🍬 Carbohydrates

Learn monosaccharide structure (aldoses, ketoses), D/L configuration, Fischer and Haworth projections, anomers (α/β), glycosidic bonds, disaccharides (maltose, lactose, sucrose), and polysaccharides (starch, cellulose).

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📝 Worked Example: Stoichiometry — Limiting Reagent

Problem:

22 mol of H2H_2 reacts with 11 mol of O2O_2. How many grams of water are produced? Which is the limiting reagent? (2H2+O2→2H2O2H_2 + O_2 \to 2H_2O)

2Determine the limiting reagent
3Calculate moles of product
4Convert moles to grams

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What is Carbohydrates?▾
Monosaccharide structure, Fischer/Haworth projections, disaccharides, and polysaccharides
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Carbohydrates is part of the Organic Chemistry 2 course on Study Mondo, specifically in the Biomolecules section. You can explore the full course for more related topics and practice resources.