Multiple Choice
Which functional group is primarily responsible for the absorption of light in plant pigments during photosynthesis?
2. Molecular Representations
Functional Groups
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Which of the following functional groups is characterized by a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and single-bonded to a hydroxyl group?
A
Ketone
B
Aldehyde
C
Carboxylic acid
D
Ether
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Identify the functional group described: a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and single-bonded to a hydroxyl group.
Recognize that this description matches the structure of a carboxylic acid.
Understand that a carboxylic acid has the general formula \( \text{R-COOH} \), where \( \text{R} \) is a hydrocarbon group, \( \text{C} \) is the carbon atom, \( \text{O} \) is the oxygen atom, and \( \text{OH} \) is the hydroxyl group.
Compare this structure to other functional groups: a ketone has a carbonyl group (\( \text{C=O} \)) bonded to two carbon atoms, an aldehyde has a carbonyl group bonded to at least one hydrogen atom, and an ether has an oxygen atom bonded to two carbon atoms.
Conclude that the functional group described is a carboxylic acid, as it uniquely contains both a carbonyl group and a hydroxyl group bonded to the same carbon atom.
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