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Carbon and its Compounds — Science STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10ScienceCarbon and its Compounds2 Marks
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What is meant by homologous series?
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A series of compounds with the same functional group and similar chemical properties in which each successive member differs by CH2.
Eaxample: Methane (CH4) and ethane (C2H8).
There are a part of homologous series & the difference among these molecules is that they have different numbers of CH2 groups.

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