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A homologous series is a series of carbon compounds that have different numbers of carbon atoms but contain the same functional group. For example, methane, ethane, propane, butane, etc. are all part of the alkane homologous series. These show similar chemical properties. Members of a homologous series...
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A homologous series is a series of carbon compounds that have different numbers of carbon atoms but contain the same functional group. For example, methane, ethane, propane, butane, etc. are all part of the alkane homologous series. These show similar chemical properties. Members of a homologous series differ from each other by CH2 units. read less
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Series of compounds having same general formula and varying by a same parameter like methane,ethane,propane...................are homologous varying by -CH2 in each step.
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A series of organic compounds that have similar structural features but differ from adjacent members by -CH2 group is referred to as homologous series. Each member of homologous series is called homolog
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Homologous series refers to a series or group of compounds with a general formula or same functional group but different lengths of chains
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A series of compounds with the same general formula,varying by a single parameter mostly is called homologous series.
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the difference between the previous and succeeding one by 14 a.m.u and -ch2
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A homologous series is a series of organic compounds which belong to the same family (i.e. possess same functional group) and show similar chemical properties. Members of a homologous series differ from each other by CH2 units. Thus alkanes have the general formula CnH2n+2, and alkenes have the general...
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A homologous series is a series of organic compounds which belong to the same family (i.e. possess same functional group) and show similar chemical properties. Members of a homologous series differ from each other by CH2 units. Thus alkanes have the general formula CnH2n+2, and alkenes have the general formula CnH2n etc. Since they differ from each other by a CH2 unit the difference in the molecular mass is 14 amu. Also, the basic struture doesn't change (only -CH2 units are added), and therefore members of a homologue have the same chemical properties. read less
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same functional groups
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It is the series of compounds having a functional group. Each successive member of its series differ from previous one by CH2 union.
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This is a mathematical outcome which is derived from the general formula of hydrocarbon in order to study their nomenclature.
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