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Answer true or false. (a) The functional group of an alcohol is the -OH (hydroxyl) grou...

Answer true or false.

(a) The functional group of an alcohol is the -OH (hydroxyl) group.

(b) The parent name of an alcohol is the name of the longest carbon chain that contains the -OH group.

(c) A primary alcohol contains one -OH group, and a tertiary alcohol contains three -OH groups.

(d) In the IUPAC system, the presence of three -OH groups is shown by the ending –triol.

(e) A glycol is a compound that contains two -OH groups. The simplest glycol is ethylene glycol, HOCH2CH2iOH.

(f) Because of the presence of an -OH group, all alcohols are polar compounds.

(g) The boiling points of alcohols increase with increasing molecular weight.

(h) The solubility of alcohols in water increases with increasing molecular weight.

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