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Secondary prefix for Ketone is Keto or oxo.

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The correct option is A True
RC=OR' is the ketone group having carbonyl carbon in which the suffix -anone is used with parent alkane e.g.2-Propanone. Keto or oxo is a functional group used as a prefix.

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