Question

The word root used for 8 carbons in parent chain is .

• A. Meth
• B. Hept
• C. Oct

Answer 1

The correct option is C Oct

The word roots used for the number of carbon atoms present in the principal chain of the molecule are:

$\begin{array}{cccc}\text{Chain length}& \text{Word root}& \text{Chain length}& \text{Word root}\\ C_1& \text{Meth}& C_{11}& \text{Undec}\\ C_2& \text{Eth}& C_{12}& \text{Dodec}\\ C_3& \text{prop}& C_{13}& \text{Tridec}\\ C_4& \text{But}& C_{14}& \text{Tetradec}\\ C_5& \text{pent}& C_{20}& \text{Eicos}\\ C_6& \text{Hex}& C_{30}& \text{Triacont}\\ C_7& \text{Hept}& C_{40}& \text{Tetracont}\\ C_8& \text{Oct}& C_{50}& \text{pentacont}\\ C_9& \text{Non}& C_{60}& \text{Hexacont}\\ C_{10}& \text{Dec}& & \end{array}$