Chemistry
Using their structural formula identify the functional group by circling them:
(i) Dimethyl ether
(ii) Propanone
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(i) Dimethyl ether contains the functional group Alkoxy (ether). It is circled in its structural formula below:

(ii) Propanone contains the functional group Keto. It is circled in its structural formula below:

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