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The IUPAC name of ethylidene chloride is:

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1-Chloroethene
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1-Chloroethyne
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1, 1-Dichloroethane
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1, 2-Dichloroethane
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Solution

The correct option is C 1, 1-Dichloroethane
Ethylidene chloride is CH3ā€“CHCl2, its IUPAC name is 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.

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