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Q.

Statement (A): The longest continuous carbon chain should be selected as main or parent chain 

Statement (B): A molecule contains two equally long carbon chains, the one carrying larger number of side chains is selected 

Statement (C): The parent chain is numbered as 1, 2, 3, 4, ..... starting from the end that gives the largest possible number to the substituent or side chain.

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a

A, B are incorrect but C is correct

b

All statements A, B and C are correct

c

A, B are correct but C is incorrect

answer is C.

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According to IUPAC rules A,B are correct but ‘C’ is incorrect. Starting from the end that gives the least possible number to the substituent (or) side chain for a given organic compound.

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Statement (A): The longest continuous carbon chain should be selected as main or parent chain Statement (B): A molecule contains two equally long carbon chains, the one carrying larger number of side chains is selected Statement (C): The parent chain is numbered as 1, 2, 3, 4, ..... starting from the end that gives the largest possible number to the substituent or side chain.