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Jul 30, 2017

Both are correct. Check out explanation.

Explanation:

It depends on what answer your professor or you are looking for.

If the answer has to follow IUPAC/systematic rules, the answer is 1-ethyl-2-methylbenzene. You always use the

If you are allowed to use common names, you can use either 2-ethyltoluene or o-ethyltoluene.

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