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IUPAC System of Nomenclature

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Arrange the following according to the instructions given in brackets :
Ethane, methane, ethene, ethyne. (In the increasing order of the molecular weight)
$[H = 1, C = 12]$

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$\begin{matrix} E t h a n e & M e t h a n e & E t h e n e & E t h y n e (C_{2} H_{6}), & C H_{4}, & C_{2} H_{4}, & C_{2} H_{2} 30 & 16 & 28 & 26 \end{matrix}$
Methane < Ethyne < Ethene < Ethane

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