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An Introduction to Functional Groups in  Organic compounds Theory/ introduction The atom or group of atoms that replaces hydrogen atoms from hydrocarbon are called functional groups. Functional groups are responsible for the characteristics of a molecule; therefore functional groups are the key structural elements that define how organic molecules react. Qualitative organic analysis, this refers to the identification of organic compounds based on their physical and chemical properties. To classify an organic compound into a given family requires first detecting a specific functional group in the molecules of organic compounds. Because functional groups influence the physical, chemical, and spectral properties of an organic compound, a chemist can identify a compound's functional groups by measuring certain physical properties, observing its chemical behavior with different classification reagents, and studying other spectral data. In this experiment we will subject a series of organic compounds to specific chemical reactions in order to identify which class of functional group the substance belongs to.