Question

State an appropriate chemical test used to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds:

(1) Ethene and Ethyne

(2) But - 1 - ene and But - 2 - ene​

Answer 1

Answer:

The two (2) carbons are single, double, and triple bonded with each other in ethane, ethene, and ethyne, respectively.

B. The carbons in ethene and ethyne exist as free radicals.

C. The hydrogens are double bonded in ethene and ethyne.

D. The carbons in ethene and ethyne are joined by ionic bonds.