Which carbohydrates are insoluble in water?

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(C) Monosaccharides and disaccharides are generally soluble in water because they are small molecules with many hydroxyl $(-OH)$ groups that can form

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Polysaccharides

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(C) Monosaccharides and disaccharides are generally soluble in water because they are small molecules with many hydroxyl $(-OH)$ groups that can form hydrogen bonds with water.Polysaccharides,such as starch,cellulose,and glycogen,are large,complex polymers with high molecular weights.Due to their large size and the way they are packed,they have limited interaction with water molecules,making them insoluble or only sparingly soluble in water.

$(A)$	$(B)$
$(1)$ Starch	$(a)$ Common sugar used in respiration
$(2)$ Glycogen	$(b)$ Sugar present in the structure of $ATP$
$(3)$ Ribose	$(c)$ Sugar stored in liver and muscles
$(4)$ Glucose	$(d)$ Sugar stored as starch granules

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