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Answer true or false. (a) The functional group of a thiol is the –SH (sulfhydryl) group...

Answer true or false.

(a) The functional group of a thiol is the –SH (sulfhydryl) group.

(b) The parent name of a thiol is the name of the longest carbon chain that contains the iSH group.

(c) The S-H bond is nonpolar covalent.

(d) The acidity of ethanethiol is comparable to that of phenol.

(e) Both phenols and thiols are classified as weak acids.

(f) The most common biological reaction of thiols is their oxidation to disulfides.

(g) The functional group of a disulfide is the -S-Si group.

(h) Conversion of a thiol to a disulfide is a reduction reaction.

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