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Assertion : Deoxyribose, $\mathrm{C}_5 \mathrm{H}_{10} \mathrm{O}_4$ is not a carbohydrate.
Reason : Carbohydrates are hydrates of carbon so compounds which follow $\mathrm{C}_x\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)_y$ formula.
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Reason : Carbohydrates are hydrates of carbon so compounds which follow $\mathrm{C}_x\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)_y$ formula.
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Carbohydrates are poly hydroxy aldehydes or ketones or which gives such units on hydrolysis. Deoxyribose $\mathrm{C}_5 \mathrm{H}_{10} \mathrm{O}_4$ is a carbohydrate because it exists as polyhydroxy carbonyl compound whose cyclic structure is as shown below.
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