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Lab: Identifying Nutrients — Unit test

Question 9 • [HSBIO] Biology, Sem 1 (26-27)

Which of the following best states the difference between an alcohol and an ether?

Answer
A
In an alcohol, a carbon atom is double bonded to an oxygen atom; in an ether, a carbon atom is triple bonded to another carbon atom.
B
In an ether, a carbon atom is double bonded to an oxygen atom; in an alcohol, a carbon atom is triple bonded to another carbon atom.
C
In an alcohol, a carbon atom is single bonded to a hydroxide group (OH–); in an ether, an oxygen atom is single bonded to two carbon atoms.
D
In an ether, a carbon atom is single bonded to a hydroxide group (OH–); in an alcohol, an oxygen atom is single bonded to two carbon atoms.
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