Write the IUPAC name of the following compound:
${C H}_{3} - C H_{2} -_{3} C H - {C H}_{2} - {C H}_{3}$

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$C H_{3} - C H_{2} - C H_{3} | C H - C H_{2} - C H_{3} (3 - m e t h y l p e n t a n e)$
The IUPAC name of the given compound is 3-methylpentane. It contains 5 carbon atoms in long chain, hence the prefix is pent-, and the -ane postfix is due to the single bond (alkane). It is 3-methylpentane since it contains the methyl group at $3^{r d}$ carbon.

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