The IUPAC name of ethylidene chloride is:

1,2-Dichloroethane

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1,1-Dichloroethane

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2,2-Dichloroethane

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Ethane-1,2-dichloride

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Solution

The correct option is B
1,1-Dichloroethane

Ethylidene chloride is a geminal dihalide with two carbon atoms. In common name system, gem-dihalides are named as alkylidene halides and vic-dihalides are named as alkylene dihalides. The structure of ethylidene chloride is: $C H_{3} - C H C l_{2.}$

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