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The correct IUPAC name of


  1. A 4-ethyl-1-fluoro-2-nitrobenzene
  2. B 1 -ethyl-4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzene
  3. C 3-ethyl-6-fluoronitrobenzene
  4. D 5-ethyl-2-fluoronitrobenzene
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(A) 4-ethyl-1-fluoro-2-nitrobenzene

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The IUPAC name of



4-ethyl-1 -fluoro-2-nitrobenzene.
Note Numbering of benzene ring is as per lowest locant sum rule.