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Question
Give the IUPAC name of the organic compound represented by the structural formula given below:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.}\ce{H\phantom{...}H\phantom{...}O}\phantom{..}\\
\phantom{.}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}||\phantom{..}\\
\ce{H - C - C - C - OH}\\
\phantom{}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{......}\\
\phantom{}\ce{H\phantom{...}H}\phantom{......}
\end{array}\]
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Solution
The IUPAC name of the given organic compound is propan-1-oic acid.
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