Answer to Question #297377 in General Chemistry for Yinb

Question

A functional group is an atom or a group of atoms the presence of which confers characteristic properties to the compounds

Answer 1

The functional group is a group of an atom within a molecule which is responsible for chemical characteristics of that molecule (compound). The first carbon atom after the carbon atom bonded to a functional group is known as alpha carbon and further carbon in a chain are known as beta, gamma progressively.