Question

explain the functional group of carbon and itscompound

Answer 1

An atom or a group of atoms which makes a carbon compound reactive and decides its properties is called a functional group.

Eg

Alcohol group (OH)Aldehyde group (-CHO)
ketone group (-CO-)
Carboxylic acid group (-COOH)

Answer 2

The heteroatoms and the group containing these confer specific properties to the compound regardless the length and nature of Carbon chain are called functional group.