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What is the name of the molecule below?A. 1-butyneOB. 1-ethyneC. 2-butyneOD. 2-ethyneH-C=C–CH, CH3SUBMIT

What is the name of the molecule below?A. 1-butyneOB. 1-ethyneC. 2-butyneOD. 2-ethyneH-example-1

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In order to find a name of a Hydrocarbon molecule, we need to look for the main carbon chain first, this will be the chain with the highest number of carbon atoms, and in this molecule, we have 4 carbon atoms, therefore we have a 4 carbon molecule, the prefix for this type of molecule is But.

We also have a triple bond in the first carbon, the suffix for triple bonds is "yne"

Therefore, if we add all these informations, we will have 1-butyne, letter A

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