Assertion: deoxyribose, c5h10o4 is not a carbohydrate.
reason: carbohydrates are hydrates of carbon so compounds which follow cx (h2o) y formula are carbohydrates.
A Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason explains the assertion.
B Both assertion and reason are wrong statements
C Assertion is correct statement and reason is wrong statement.
D Assertion is wrong statement and reason is correct statement.