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  1. In chemistry, a small number of atoms in an
  2. arrangement that determines the chemical
  3. properties of the group and of the molecule
  4. to which it is attached (for example the
  5. carboxylic acid group -COOH, or the amine
  6. group NH2). Organic compounds can be
  7. considered as structural skeletons with
  8. functional groups attached.
  9.