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Question
what is the name of the functional group shown in the image? hydroxyl carboxyl aldehyde ketone carbonyl
Brief Explanations
The functional - group in the image has a carbon double - bonded to an oxygen ($C = O$) and also bonded to a hydroxyl group ($-OH$). This is the characteristic structure of a carboxyl group. Hydroxyl is $-OH$, aldehyde is $R - CHO$, ketone is $R - CO - R'$, and carbonyl is just the $C = O$ moiety. The carboxyl group is written as $-COOH$.
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B. carboxyl