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Functional Groups - Practice Questions & MCQ

Edited By admin | Updated on Sep 18, 2023 18:35 AM | #JEE Main

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  • Functional Group is considered one of the most asked concept.

  • 23 Questions around this concept.

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Which one of the following sets of ions represents the collection of isoelectronic species?

Atomic nos.: F = 9, Cl = 17, Na = 11, Mg = 12, Al = 13, K = 19, Ca = 20, Sc = 21)

The general formula C_nH_{2n}O_2  could be for open chain

The set of meta directing functional groups from the following sets is :

The common name of C6H5COCH3 is 

 

The IUPAC name of the following compound is:

 HOCH2(CH2)3CH2COCH3

 Correct structure of γ-methylcyclohexane carbaldehyde is 

The absolute configurations of the following compounds

respectively, are

A) R and R
B) S and S
C) R and S
D) S and R

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Functional Group

The functional group is an atom or a group of atoms joined to the carbon chain which is responsible for the characteristic chemical properties of the organic compounds. Some examples are hydroxyl group (–OH), aldehyde group (–CHO) and carboxylic acid group (–COOH) etc.

Refer to the table below containing list of functional group 

\mathrm{RX: Alkyl \ Halide}

\mathrm{ROH: Alcohol}

\mathrm{ROR^{'} : Ether}

\mathrm{RCHO : Aldehyde}

\mathrm{RCOR^{'} : Ketone}

\mathrm{RCOOH : Carboxylic\ Acid}

\mathrm{RCOOR^{'} : Ester}

\mathrm{RCONH_2 : Amide}

\mathrm{RCOX : Carbonyl\ Halide}

\mathrm{RSO_3H : Sulphonic \ Acid}

\mathrm{RCN : Cyanide}

\mathrm{RNH_2: Amine}

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