What is the name of functional group -OH?

Aldehyde

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Alcohol

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Ketone

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Carboxylic acid

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The correct option is B
Alcohol

An alcohol is any organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group (–OH) is bound to a saturated carbon atom. The term alcohol originally referred to the primary alcohol ethanol (ethyl alcohol), the predominant alcohol in alcoholic beverages.

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(a) carboxylic acid.

(b) aldehyde.

(d) alcohol.

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