IUPAC name of, ${\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_3}{\rm{CH}}\left( {{\rm{OH}}} \right){\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_2}{\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_2}{\rm{COOH}}$ is :

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IUPAC name of,

\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{H}_3}\mathrm{CH}\left( {\mathrm{OH}} \right)\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{H}_2}\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{H}_2}\mathrm{COOH}

is :

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Correct option: A

4-hydroxypentanoic acid

Option A (4-hydroxypentanoic acid) is correct because it correctly identifies the parent chain as pentanoic acid and the hydroxyl group as a substituent at the 4th position.

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