The IUPAC name $C H_{2} (O H) - C H (N H_{2}) - C O O H$ is:

2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid

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1-hydroxy-2-aminopropan-3-oic acid

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1-amino-2-hydroxypropanoic acid

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3-hydroxy-2-aminopropanoic acid

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Solution

The correct option is A 2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid
IUPAC name : 2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid.
order of priority in naming organic compounds using IUPAC is : Carboxylic acid > Alcohol > Amino.
since carboxylic acid takes first place, numbering has to be done continueously.

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