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A chemical compound containing the R-OH functional group is an_____.

enzyme
alcohol
ester
aldehyde

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Alcohol.
____________
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Answer: Option (b) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

A compound that contains "-OH" group as the functional group is known as an alcohol.

Whereas an enzyme is like a catalyst that helps in increasing the rate of a biochemical reaction.

Ester is an organic functional group that has general formula as -RCOOR' where both R and R' can be same or different alkyl or aryl group.

Aldehyde is also an organic functional group that has general formula -RCHO where R can be any alkyl or aryl group.

Thus, we can conclude that a chemical compound containing the R-OH functional group is an alcohol.

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