Question

What is the IUPAC name of ethylene and acetylene?

Answer 1

for ethylene its ethene and for acetylene its ethyne

chemical formula for ethylene⇒ C2H4 
and for acetylene⇒C2H2

Answer 2

ANSWER:

• The 'IUPAC name' of ethylene is 'ethene'.
• The 'IUPAC name' of acetylene is 'ethyne'.

EXPLANATION:

IUPAC stands for "International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry" which is associate with "International council for science". It is an organization which represents the chemist in individual nations.

For the chemical formula ethylene stands for C2H4 and acetylene stands for C2H2. In chemical nomenclature, IUPAC nomenclature of the 'organic chemistry' is a method of naming chemical compounds recommended by "International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry".