Butanone is a four-carbon compound with the functional group

(a) carboxylic acid.

(b) aldehyde.

(c) ketone.

(d) alcohol.

 

Answer:

Since butanone has a suffix ‘one’, therefore, it’s a ketone .

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So, the correct answer is (c) -  Ketone

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