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Chemistry · Unit 3

Organic nomenclature drill

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What is the IUPAC name of the compound CH₃CH₂OH?

Correct! Why B is right:

CH₃CH₂OH has a 2-carbon chain (CH₃–CH₂–) with an –OH (hydroxyl) functional group, making it ethan + ol = ethanol. Methanol has 1 carbon, propanol has 3, and butanol has 4.

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