Students Were Shown the Structure of an Alkane and Were

question 106

Multiple Choice

Students were shown the structure of an alkane and were asked to write the IUPAC name of the alkane for an exam. Of the following answers that were given, which answer corresponds to the correct IUPAC name of a compound?

• A) 2-ethyl-2-methylbutane
• B) 2,2-dimethylbutane
• C) 2,2-diethylbutane
• D) none of these

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