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Question
Butanone is a four-carbon compound with the functional group:
Options
carboxylic acid
aldehyde
ketone
alcohol
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Solution
ketone
Explanation:
The structure of butanone is:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.......}\ce{O}\\
\phantom{.......}||\\
\ce{CH3 - CH2 - C - CH3}
\end{array}\]
It has \[\ce{>C = O}\] (Ketone group) as its functional group.
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