Grouping Molecules: Urea, Thiourea, Ethanol, etc.

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Homework Statement

How would these substances be grouped into families of molecules?

1. Urea
2. Thiourea
3. ethanol
4. ethylene glycol
5. glycerol
6. dextrose
7. saccharose
8. Bi-Distilled Water
9. Triton X-100 ( a detergent)

Homework Equations

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The Attempt at a Solution

such as: acids, bases, alcohols…im not sure...

 

[zhermes]

Are you sure they're not asking for family as in, protein, lipid, amino acid, etc etc?