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Solution to 4-ethylheptane

Step 1 - Longest carbon chain has 7 carbons. The chain is therefore heptane

Step 2 - Number the carbons so that the side chain(ethyl) is on the lowest numbered carbon.

Step 3 - Identify the side chain as a ethyl.

Step 4 - Writing the name with ethyl as the prefix we get

4-ethylheptane

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