Functional Group Identification Worksheet
Identify and classify common organic functional groups.
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Functional Group Identification
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer. This worksheet will test your knowledge of common organic functional groups, their structures, and their properties.
1. Which functional group contains a carbonyl group bonded to a hydrogen and an alkyl group?
Ketone
Aldehyde
Carboxylic Acid
Ester
2. An alcohol functional group contains a group attached to a carbon atom.
3. The functional group present in an ether is characterized by an atom bonded to two alkyl or aryl groups.
4. Draw the general structure of a primary amine and explain what makes it 'primary'.
Match each functional group with its characteristic structural feature.
5. Amide
a. -OH
6. Carboxylic Acid
b. -COOR
7. Alcohol
c. -CONH2
8. Ester
d. -COOH
9. A benzene ring is considered an aliphatic functional group.
True
False