Answered: Give a short note on Nomenclature ?

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Give a short note on Nomenclature ?

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Nomenclature:

In chemistry nomenclature has great importance.
Nomenclature provides classification of molecules in certain functional groups.

IUPAC nomenclature:

In organic chemistry it has vital role.
Long form of IUPAC system is International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
In chemistry naming of compounds are done by two methods: common system and IUPAC system.
IUPAC system is universally accepted.
IUPAC names are derived for different functional group by using certain rules.
IUPAC names are simpler than common names.

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Functional group-

In organic chemistry, functional group is the sign of representation of molecules with respect to their characteristics in chemical reactions.
Functional group is a part of molecule.
Functional groups help in classification of organic compounds.

The following table shows name of functional groups and their structure-

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