What Is the IUPAC Name of the Compound Shown Below

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is the IUPAC name of the compound shown below?

• A) sodium 3-methylbutanonate
• B) sodium 2-methylbutanonate
• C) 2-methyl sodium butanonate
• D) 3-methyl sodium butanonate

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Definitions:

Resting Membrane Potential

The electrical charge difference across the cell membrane when the cell is not actively transmitting signals, typically around -70mV for neurons.

Local Potential

Depolarization that is not propagated and that is graded or proportional to the strength of the stimulus.

Summate

To add together or accumulate to a total; in physiology, refers to the additive effect of repeated stimuli on a nerve or muscle.

Gray Matter

Regions of the brain and spinal cord with a high concentration of cell bodies, dendrites, and axon terminals of neurons, distinguished from white matter.