What is meant by homologous series? - Vidyadip

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What is meant by homologous series?

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A series of compounds with the same functional group and similar chemical properties in which each successive member differs by CH₂.
Eaxample: Methane (CH₄) and ethane (C₂H₈).
There are a part of homologous series & the difference among these molecules is that they have different numbers of CH₂ groups.

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