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Q. What is the IUPAC name of $CH_{3}CO-CH_{3}$ ?

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Solution:

$\overset{1 \, }{CH_{3}}-\overset{2 }{CO}-\overset{3 \, }{CH_{3}}$
Ketones are named by adding the suffix '-one' in place of ' $-e$ ' of alkane. Thus IUPAC name is propanone.