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NDA 2022 GAT · General Knowledge · Carbon and Organic Chemistry · medium

The functional group present in alcohols is

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The functional group present in alcohols is
  1. A. -COOH
  2. B. -OH
  3. C. -CHO
  4. D. -CO-
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Answer: (B) -OH

Alcohols contain the hydroxyl group, -OH, attached to a carbon atom, as in ethanol. The -COOH group belongs to carboxylic acids and -CHO to aldehydes. -CO- is the group in ketones.
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