The functional group present in the given compound is ________.

alcohol

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carboxylic acid

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aldehyde

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ketone

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Solution

The correct option is D ketone
The given compound is propanone having the formula ${CH}_{3} {COCH}_{3}$ . The functional group present in this compound is ketone as it has $C=O$ group present in between two alkyl groups.

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The functional group present in the given compound is ________.

The correct option is D ketoneThe given compound is propanone having the formula CH3COCH3. The functional group present in this compound is ketone as it has C=O group present in between two alkyl groups.

The correct option is D ketone
The given compound is propanone having the formula ${CH}_{3} {COCH}_{3}$ . The functional group present in this compound is ketone as it has $C=O$ group present in between two alkyl groups.