Asked by Gerald

What elements are sugar molecules
composed of?

a. Carbon and hydrogen only
b. Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
c. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and
nitrogen
d. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen,
nitrogen, and phosphorus

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
b. Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen — sugars (carbohydrates) have the general formula Cx(H2O)y, i.e., only C, H and O.