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Name the following compound:

CH3 – CH2 – OH

Ethanol
Ethane
Ethanone
Ethyl ether

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Ethanol due to the -OH at the end of the molecule. The -OH is known as the alcohol functional group (appears in all alcohols), along with the -ol at the end of ethanOL, which also tells you simply by looking at the name that it’s an alcohol!
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User Kaur A
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your answer is Ethanol ......
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User JohnVanDijk
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