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Which of the following is an aldehyde?...

Which of the following is an aldehyde?

A

Propanel

B

Propanol

C

Propanone

D

Propine

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A
The IUPAC system of nomenclature assigns a characteristic suffix -al to aldehydes. For example, `H_2C=O` is methanal, more commonly called formaldehyde. Propanone belongs to the ketonic group. -one is added to ketones. Propanol belongs to an alcoholic group -ol is added to alcoholic groups. Propine belongs to the alkalinic group.
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