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State the meaning of functional group in a carbon compound. Write the functional group present in

(i) ethanol and


(ii) ethanoic acid arid also draw their structures.

Functional group is defined as an atom or a group of atoms which makes carbon compounds reactive and also the decides the various properties of the compounds.

(i) The functional group present in Ethanol is: Alcohol i.e. –OH group.


(ii) The functional group present in Ethanoic acid is: Carboxylic acid i.e. –COOH group.


The structures of Ethanol and Ethanoic acid are:



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