The correct IUPAC name of the following compound is
The correct option is

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5-(2-ethylbutyl)-3,3-dimethyldecane

3-ethyl -4-(2,2-dimethyl butyl) decane

5-(2,2-dimethyl) propyldecane

Both (a) and (b)

answer is A.

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In multi-substituted compounds the following rules may also be remembered:

Numbering should be done that includes maximum number of C atoms and branched atoms have lowest possible numbering.
If there happens to be two chains of equal size, then that chain is to be selected which contains more number of side chains.

The IUPAC name of the compound.

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