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What is meant by functional group in an organic compound ? Give the structural formular of the functional groups in (i) Acetic acid (ii) Ethyl alcohol.

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Solution :Functional group is an atom or group of ATOMS which DETERMINES properties or ORGANIC compound.
(i) `-overset(O)overset(||)(C )-OH` is the functional group present in `CH_(3)COOH` (Acetic acid).
(ii) -OH is the functional group present in `C_(2)H_(5)OH` (ethyl ALCOHOL).


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