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The functional group in butan-1-ol is:

A
-OH
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-COOH
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-CHO
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D
-NH2
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Solution

The correct option is A -OH

The IUPAC name of the given molecule, has '-ol' as its suffix.
'-ol' is the suffix for alcohols. Hence, the functional group of an alcohol is -OH.


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