What is the name of the compound CH3CH2OH?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Ethanol
- Step 1: It has two carbons and an -OH group.
- Step 2: Two carbons give the stem "eth" and the alcohol ending is "-ol".
Answer
Ethanol.
Why not the others: Methanol has one carbon, ethanal is an aldehyde and propanol has three carbons.
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