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Organic Compounds: Alkanes and Their Stereochemistry
A functional group is a group of atoms within a larger molecule that has a characteristic chemical reactivity.
Practice this chapterA functional group is a group of atoms within a larger molecule that has a characteristic chemical reactivity. Because functional groups behave in approximately the same way in all molecules where they occur, the chemical reactions of an organic molecule are largely determined by its functional groups
They contain no functional groups, are relatively inert, and can be either straight-chain ( normal ) or branched . Alkanes are relatively unreactive and rarely involved in chemical reactions, but they nevertheless provide a useful vehicle for introducing some important general ideas.
functional group — a group of atoms within a larger molecule that has a characteristic chemical reactivity.
Worked example
What does “functional group” mean in Organic Compounds: Alkanes and Their Stereochemistry?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for functional group.
- 2The book says: a group of atoms within a larger molecule that has a characteristic chemical reactivity.
- 3Keep the answer tied to this term.
Result: a group of atoms within a larger molecule that has a characteristic chemical reactivity
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for functional group.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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