Question

Carbon Bonding and Functional Groups. Part B - Identifying functional groups in a molecule.

Answer 1

Answer:

A functional group is a group of atoms bonded together in a specific way that can replace a hydrogen atom in a hydrocarbon. In the field of chemistry, a functional group can be described as a atom or group of atoms within a compound which is responsible for given the compound its characteristics.

The molecule shown here contains four functional groups (−OH, −SH, −NH2, and −OPO2−3) attached to a carbon chain that is six carbon atoms long.