Chemistry GCSE
–OH group
What –OH group means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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An oxygen atom covalently bonded to a hydrogen atom, with that oxygen also bonded to a carbon atom of the hydrocarbon chain.
The functional group identified in a displayed, structural or molecular formula to recognise an alcohol.
Topics that use –OH group
- Alcohols (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Fractional distillation
- -ol ending
- -ol suffix
- Alcohols
- Anaerobic conditions
- Carboxylic acids
- Enzymes
- Fermentation
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