Give one chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs:
Ethyne and ethene
Step 1:
Ethyne is a hydrocarbon that contains a Carbon-Carbon triple bond.
Ethene is a hydrocarbon that contains a Carbon-Carbon double bond.
Step 2: Chemical test
There is a test to distinguish between ethyne and ethene:
Treatment of Ammoniacal Silver Nitrate
When Ammoniacal Silver Nitrate is added to Ethyne then it gives white precipitates. But when Ammoniacal silver nitrate is added to Ethene , no reaction occurs and no precipitate is obtained.
Reaction with Ethyne and Ammoniacal Silver Nitrate is:
Reaction with Ethene and Ammoniacal Silver Nitrate is: