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Draw formulas for the first five members of each homologous series beginning with the following compounds.\((a) H–COOH (b) CH_3COCH_3 (c) H–CH=CH_2\)

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The first five members of each homologous series beginning with the given compounds are shown as follows:
(a)
H-COOH: Methanoic acid
CH3-COOH: Ethanoic acid
CH3-CH2-COOH : Propanoic acid
CH3-CH2-CH2-COOH : Butanoic acid
CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-COOH : Pentanoic acid


(b)
CH3COCH3 : Propanone
CH3COCH2CH3 : Butanone
CH3COCH2CH2CH3 : Pentan-2-one
CH3COCH2CH2CH2CH3 : Hexan-2-one
CH3COCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 : Heptan-2-one


(c)
H-CH=CH2 : Ethene
CH3-CH=CH2 : Propene
CH3-CH2-CH=CH2 : 1-Butene
CH3-CH2-CH2-CH=CH2 : 1-Pentene
CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH=CH2 : 1-Hexene

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