Which carbohydrate does not have $[C_{x} {(H_{2} O)}_{y}]$ general formula?

Glucose

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Fructose

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Rhamnose

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C Rhamnose
Rhamnose is a carbohydrate which does not have $[C_{x} {(H_{2} O)}_{y}]$ general formula. The formula of Rhamnose is $C_{6} H_{12} O_{5}$ .
Glucose( $C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}$ )
Fructose( $C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}$ )
Hence, (c) is correct.

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