Acetylene on treatment with dil.. $H_{2} S O_{4}$ having $H g S O_{4}$ gives:

Acetaldehyde

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Acetic acid

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Ethanol

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Ethylene

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is C Acetaldehyde
In presence of Acid $H_{2} S O_{4}$ having $H g S O_{4}$ added into water molecule to the reactant compound. Here reactant compound is Acetylene. So, water will be added to acetylene. This addition is known as Markownikov's addition.
Vinyl alcohol which is obtained by Markownikov's addition undergo tautomerisation and gives acetaldehyde as final product.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

H_{2} S O_{4}

H g S O_{4}

H_{2} S O_{4}

H g S O_{4}

H_{2} S O_{4}

H g S O_{4}

A c e t y l e n e r e a c t s w i t h 42 % H_{2} S O_{4} c o n t a i n i n g 1 % H g S O_{4} t o g i v e :

H g S O_{4}

H_{2} S O_{4}

Join BYJU'S Learning Program