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1) Alcohols are organic compounds that result from replacing a hydrogen atom in a hydrocarbon with a hydroxyl group (-OH). The hydroxyl group is the functional group that defines alcohols. 2) Alcohols are named based on the parent alkane, with the suffix -ol added. The position of the hydroxyl group is indicated by a number. Higher alcohols containing multiple hydroxyl groups use prefixes like di-, tri-, to indicate the number of OH groups. 3) Alcohols have higher boiling points than comparable hydrocar
- Author
- Ahmed Hammad
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- EN