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Homologous series - ANSWER-Follows a regular pattern and have the same general
molecular formula and differ only by the addition of -CH2- groups
Alkane - ANSWER-CnH2n+2
Alkene - ANSWER-CnH2n
Alcohol - ANSWER-R-OH
Aldehyde - ANSWER-R-CHO
Carboxylic acid - ANSWER-R-COOH
Ketone - ANSWER-R-O-R'
Polyalkene - ANSWER--(monomer)-n
Halogenoalkane - ANSWER-R-X
Empirical formula - ANSWER-Shows the simplest ratio of atoms present
Molecular formula - ANSWER-Shows the actual number of atoms present
Structural formula - ANSWER-Shows the connectivity of the atoms