Compound A is a ____________________.

Assume that you are taking an organic chemistry class. Your teacher has given you four organic compounds to analyze. She tells you that one is a carbohydrate, one is a hydrocarbon, one is a nucleic acid, and one is a protein.

Compound A contains only carbon and hydrogen. Of the four types of compounds which were given to you to analyze, which one best describes Compound A?


hydrocarbon

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