Chemistry
Give reasons for the following :
A given organic compound can be assigned only one name on the basis of the IUPAC system.
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IUPAC is a systematic way of nomenclature of organic compounds that takes into account only one molecular structure of the compound. Hence, it assigns only one name to the compound.
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