The IUPAC name of the compound $(C H_{3})_{4} C$ is -

2,2-Dimethylpropane

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Teramethylmethane

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2,2,2-Trimethylethane

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1,1,1& trimethylethane

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Solution

The correct option is A 2,2-Dimethylpropane
This can be represented in the above image.
After numbering, we can write the name as 2,2-Dimethyl propane.
The number of carbon atom in the carbon skeleton is 3.

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