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Define a homologous series of carbon compounds, List any two characteristics of a homologous series.

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SOLUTION : A homologous series is a series of compounds with the same functional GROUP and similar CHEMICAL properties in which each successive member differs by `CH_2`. This can be ALONG the length of a carbon chain.
The characteristics of any homologous series are:
a] Their members have similar chemical properties as they have same functional group.
b] Their members have the same GENERAL formula.


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