Chemistry, asked by BrainlyHelper, 1 year ago

What is the root word for the compound with Chain length 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 .


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Answered by TheEdward
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Word Rood -  No of carbons 

Meth - 1 

Eth - 2 

Prop - 3 

But - 4 

Pent - 5 

Hex - 6 

Hept - 7 

Oct - 8 

Nona - 9 

Deca - 10 

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Answered by HappiestWriter012
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Hey there!

According to International Union of Pure and Applied chemistry, The compound name consists of primary prefix + root word + primary suffix + secondary suffix.

Root word is based on the longest carbon chain in the compound.

According to the Number of carbons in the main carbon chain, the division is as follows.

Number of carbons and the root word.

1 - Meth
2 - Eth
3 - Prop
4 - But
5- Pent
6 - Hex
7 - Sept
8 - Oct
9 - Nona
10 - Deca

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