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Physical Properties of Aromatic Compounds

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Define a functional group and give the structural formula of the following functional group:
(c) Aldehydes

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Aldehydes:

A functional group is a substituent or moiety in a molecule that causes the molecule's characteristic chemical reactions

An aldehyde is a compound containing a functional group with the structure $- C H O$ ,

General structure

$R - C H = O$

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