Question

Carbon Bonding and Functional Groups. Part B - Identifying functional groups in a molecule.

Highlight all the atoms of the four functional groups, but do not highlight any bonds. When you click on each atom, it will change color. To deselect an atom, click on it again. Before you submit, check that you have not selected any bonds

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A functional group is a group of atoms bonded together in a specific way that can replace a hydrogen atom in a hydrocarbon. In the field of chemistry, a functional group can be described as a atom or group of atoms within a compound which is responsible for given the compound its characteristics.

The molecule shown here contains four functional groups (−OH, −SH, −NH2, and −OPO2−3) attached to a carbon chain that is six carbon atoms long.