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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

define the homologous series

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12 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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12 Years ago
Hello Student,

A homologous series is a group of organic compounds having similar structure and similar chemical properties in which the successive compound differs by CH2 group
eg
CnH2n to C(n+1)H2(n+1)


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Arun Kumar
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