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What are Alkynes?

 

    --->these are a form of hydrocarbons which have triple bonds, symbolized by three dashes. It takes the general formula of CnH2 n‐‐2, wherein the number of Carbon atoms is doubled then subtracted to 2 to get the number of Hydrogen atoms

 

Distinguishing Alkynes from the others:

1.Name ends with "-yne"

2. Follows the general formula, ex: C2H2

3. Has the triple dash

 

 

 

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