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Questions tagged 'Nomenclature'

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Anonymous

Dec 15, 2024

What led biologists to assign universally accepted names to organisms?

What factors motivated biologists to establish a system of universally accepted names for organisms? Was it the need to create unique, universally recognized names for each organism, the necessity of...

What are the systematic names of these compounds?

Could you provide the systematic names for the following compounds? Additionally, could you explain the process so I can learn to determine them on my own for future questions like this? a. CuI (s) b...

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Anonymous

Nov 13, 2024

help with nomenclature of an alkane?

I need help with the nomenclature of an alkane. Specifically, I’m trying to figure out the number of ethyl and methyl groups in 4-sec-butyl-5-ethyl-3-methyloctane. When I analyze the compound, it app...