If a carbon compound has 4 carbons in a chain and the $2^{n d}$ carbon has a doubly bonded oxygen attached to it, what is it called?

Alcohol

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Ketone

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Aldehyde

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Carboxylic Acid

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Solution

The correct option is B Ketone
If the second carbon in a 4 carbon chain has a double bond with oxygen, it is a ketone. The suffix of ketones is -one. Since there are 4 carbons, its chemical name is butanone.

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