by Rajan Gupta | Aug 29, 2020 | Carbon Compounds
Alcohols are the organic compounds containing hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a carbon atom. These are obtained by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms of hydrocarbons by hydroxyl group (– OH). Alcohols are also known as alkanols. The general formula of alcohol is...
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 29, 2020 | Carbon Compounds
An atom or group of atoms which makes an organic compound reactive and decides its functions is called functional group. Table of formulae of different functional groups Sno. Formula of Functional Group Name 1. Alcohols 2. Aldehydes 3. Ketones 4. Carboxylic acids 5....
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 29, 2020 | Carbon Compounds
Carbon is a nonmetal having symbol C. its atomic no. is 6 and its atomic weight is 12. The electronic configuration of carbon is 2, 4. Valency of carbon is 4 because there are 4 valence electrons present in its outermost energy shell. Carbon is present in group 14 of...
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