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Although the structures of the functional groups important to life (hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, amino, and phosphate) vary in chemical structure, they share one thing in commo…

Although the structures of the functional groups important to life (hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, amino, and phosphate) vary in chemical structure, they share one thing in commo…
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Although the structures of the functional groups important to life (hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, amino, and phosphate) vary in chemical structure, they share one thing in common: they _____

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they are all hydrophilic and increase the solubility of the organic compound

Hydroxyl -OH
Carbonyl =C=O
Carboxyl -COOH
Amino NH2
Phosphate PO 3- 4
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