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Chemistry · Unit 4 · Properties and structure of organic materials · Structure of organic compounds

Identify that an organic compound displays characteristic chemical properties and undergoes specific reactions based on the functional group present.

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Which functional group in the compound shown below would undergo rapid addition of bromine in carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄) under room temperature, producing a decolourisation of the reddish-brown solution?

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Which of the following compounds would readily undergo addition polymerisation?

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Question 3

A student is given a compound with the structural formula shown below. $$\ce{CH3CH2CH2COOH}$$ Identify the functional group present in this compound and state one characteristic chemical reaction that this functional group undergoes.

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