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Functional Groups - Practice Questions & MCQ

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

  • 14 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 :

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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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Chemistry Part II Textbook for Class XI

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