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What molecule is shown below?

What molecule is shown below?-example-1

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Answer: 3 methylhexane

Explanation: Attached is a picture of the molecule. Courtesy of the National Institute of Health, United States Government.

What molecule is shown below?-example-1
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Answer: 3-methylhexane

Step-by-step explanation:

The parent chain is six carbon atoms long, so there is the prefix 'hex'

There is a methyl branch on the third carbon atom, so it is 3-methylhexane.

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