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Write the structural formulae of the following compounds:
(i) Pentanone-3
(ii) 2-Propanol

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(i) Pentanone-3
Pentan means that the parent chain has 5 C atoms. The suffix one-3 represents carbonyl group on third C atom.
(ii) 2-Propanol
Propan means that the parent chain has 3 C atoms. The suffix ol represents alcoholic OH group. The prefix 2 represents that OH group is on second C atom.
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