What structural characteristic is shared by the aldehydes and the ketones?

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What structural characteristic is shared by the aldehydes and the ketones?

They both are straight chain compounds.
Both of these compound classes have as the smallest compound a 5 carbon skeleton.
Aldehydes and ketones both contain a carbonyl carbon.
Aldehydes and ketones have no shared characteristics.

2007-10-15 05:45:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Aldehydes and ketones both have a carbonyl carbon, C=O.

2007-10-15 05:51:50 · answer #1 · answered by papastolte 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Aldehydes and ketones both contain a carbonyl carbon.

2007-10-15 13:00:15 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋