numbering is done so that the alphabet that comes first in order get lowest number i.e., bromine should get 2 because it comes before chlorine in alphabetical order.
Its IUPAC name is 2-Bromo-4-chloroPentane
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Ashwin Ashutosh Yardi
13 Years ago
2-chloro 4-bromo pentane
Khandavalli Satya Srikanth
13 Years ago
The name of this compound is 2-bromo,4-chloro,pentane