Review the terms carbon skeleton, functional group, dehydration synthesis, and h

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Review the terms carbon skeleton, functional group, dehydration synthesis, and hydrolysis. Make sure that can use them correctly to describe what is being sketched in a structural formula. Following is a list of chemical formulas. They are of simple carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, fatty acids, and amino acids. Identify each as completely as possible. C_6H_10O_5 ______________ C_3H_5(OH)_3 ________________ C_3H_7(OH) _______________ CH_3-CO-CH_3 _________________ CH_3-CH_2-CHO _________________ CH_3-CH_2-COOH _________________

Explanation / Answer

1) C6H10O5   - Complex carbohydrate

2) C3H5(OH)3  - Glycerol or Propan 1,2,3 triol alcohol with 3 OH groups

3) C3H7(OH) - Proapanol Alcohol group

4) CH3 - CO - CH3 - Acetone or Propanone or Dimethyl Ketone Ketone group

5) CH3 - CH2 - CHO - Propionaldehyde Aldehyde group

6) CH3 - CH2 - COOH proponoic acid Acid group

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