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Homologous series are groups, or families, of organic compounds that contain the same functional groupings and whose members differ by only one -CH2- group of atoms. The physical properties within an homologous series show a general trend due to this difference. Understandings A homologous series is a series of compounds of the same family, with the same general formula, which differ from each other by a common structural unit. Applications and skills Explanation of the trends in boiling points of members of a homologous series. |
In Chapter 10.2