IUPAC name of valeric acid is:

Propanoic acid

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Butanoic acid

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Ethanoic acid

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Pentanoic acid

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Solution

The correct option is B Pentanoic acid
The common name of Pentanoic acid is valeric acid. Valeric acid, or pentanoic acid, is a straight-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with the chemical formula $C_{5} H_{10} O_{2}$ .

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C_{6} H_{5} {C H}_{2} O

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