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well in science I need to figure out what CHO is the formula for what?
ex: h2o is water
      co2 is carbon dioxide



but what does cho make?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldehyde

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It doesn't make a proper combination, btw. It still has an unpaired electron and therefore attached to the carbonyl group.

should be carbon hydroxide

Edit: no wait, thats C(OH)4

Edit2: its nothing, its not a complete molecule

RCHO is the chemical symbol for an aldehyde, an organic compound containing a terminal carbonyl group (C=O). -CHO is a functional group, which consists of a carbon atom which is bonded to a hydrogen atom and double-bonded to an oxygen atom.

Edit: Of course it doesn't make a proper combination; it is not a compound. It's a functional group, a radical.