Question

what is meant by functional group in carbon compound ? write in tabular form the structure and the functional group present in the following compounds (i) ethanol (ii) ethanoic acid .

Answer 1

a functional group is an atom or a group of atoms which makes the carbon compound reactive and decide its properties
in ethanol alcohol or OH group is present
in ethanoic acid COOH group is present

Answer 2

Funtional groups are those groups which decide the properties of carbon compounds