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Just choose one, I’m sorry I wasn’t able to crop it out

Just choose one, I’m sorry I wasn’t able to crop it out-example-1
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Remember that compounds with OH refer to alcohols and end with OL

The nomenclature depends on the number of carbons in the molecule.

Here, we have two molecules of carbon, so we put at the beginning ETH

And then

you complete with suffix OL. So the answer will be Ethanol

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