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What is homologous serious |
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Answer» Amar he had only asked what is homologous series and you had given such a long answer. You can simplify it also. The name homologous series is used for any collection of compounds that have similar structures or include the same functional group, such as the general alkanes (straight and branched), the alkenes (olefins), the carbohydrates, etc.Homologous series is a series of compounds with the same general formula, usually varying by a single parameter.This can be the length of a carbon chain, for example in the straight-chained alkanes (paraffins), or it could be the number of monomers in a homopolymer such as amylose .The homologous series of straight-chained alkanes begins methane (CH4), ethane (C2H6), propane (C3H8), butane (C4H10), and pentane (C5H12). In that series, successive members differ in mass by an extra methylene bridge (-CH2- unit) inserted in the chain. Thus the molecular mass of each member differs by 14 atomic mass units. Homologous series is a series of compounds with similar chemical properties. |
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