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The functional group in an alcohol is the _____ group.

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The functional group in Alcohol is the Hydroxyl group.
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Answer is: hydroxyl group (-OH).

A functional group is a group of atoms that determines many of the properties of an organic molecule.

Functional group for alcohol is hydroxyl group or hydroxy group (-OH).

In organic chemistry, alcohol and carboxylic acids contain hydroxy groups.

The atoms of functional groups are linked to each other and to the rest of the molecule with covalent bonds.

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