What is a homologous series of carbon compounds?

 

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Homologous series is a group/sequence of compounds which have the same functional group and similar chemical properties .

The two successive compounds differ by a CH 2 group.

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What is a homologous series of carbon compounds? Answer Homologous series is a group/sequence of compounds which have the same functional group and similar chemical properties. The two successive compounds differ by a CH2 group.

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