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19 April, 13:44

Which answer provides the correct name for the following hydrocarbon?

Moving left to right: A hydrocarbon chain made of a methyl group (CH subscript three) single bond methylene (CH subscript two) single bond methylene (CH subscript two) single bond CH subscript two single bond methyl group (CH subscript three).

It looks like: CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - CH2 - CH3

pentene

pentane

2-pentane

pentyne

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  1. 19 April, 15:20
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    1) Hydrocarbon: CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - CH2 - CH3

    2) Only single bonds = > alkane = > sufix ane

    3) no substitutions

    4) 5 carbons = > prefix penta.

    Therefore, the name is pentane.
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