State the meaning of functional group in a carbon compound. Write the functional group present in (i) ethanol and (ii) ethanoic acid and also draw their structures.

State the meaning of a functional group in a carbon compound. Write the functional group present in ethanol and ethanoic acid and also draw their structures.

(a) State the meaning of functional group in a carbon compound. Write the functional group present in (i) ethanol and (ii) ethanoic acid. Draw their structures. (b) What will you observe when you drop a small piece of sodium into ethanol? Name the gas evolved. How will you test this gas? Write the chemical equation of the reaction taking place.

The functional group present in acetic acid is :

The functional group present in organic acid is

Butanone is a four-carbon compound with the functional group