Carbon and its Compounds — Science STD 10 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10ScienceCarbon and its Compounds1 Mark
MCQ
The name of the compound $\text{CH}_3-\text{CH}_2-\text{CHO}$ is :
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Propanal.
B
Propanone.
C
Ethanol.
D
Ethanal.
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Answer
Correct option: A.
Propanal.
Compound contains three carbon atoms so prop $-$ would be root word and $– \ce{CHO}$ functional group so suffix will be $–\ \ce{ al}$. Hence name would be propane $+ \ \ce{al} =$ propanal.
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