What are alcohols ? Write names and formulae of first four members of alcohols family.

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An alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom. General formula of Alchols is R-OH where R is an alkyl group.

The first four members of alcohol family are:

$C H_{3} O H$ – Methanol

$C_{2} H_{5} O H$ –Ethanol

$C_{3} H_{7} O H$ –Propanol

$C_{4} H_{9} O H$ -Butanol

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What are alcohols ? Write names and formulae of first four members of alcohols family.

An alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom. General formula of Alchols is R-OH where R is an alkyl group. The first four members of alcohol family are: CH3OH– Methanol C2H5OH–Ethanol C3H7OH–Propanol C4H9OH-Butanol