Name the compound shown in the figure:

ethylene

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acetylene

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ethane

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is A ethylene
The name of the given alkene $(C_{2} H_{4})$ is ethene or ethylene which is the first member of the alkene hydrocarbons.
However, acetylene $(C_{2} H_{2})$ is the first member of alkyne hydrocarbons.
Hence, the correct option is A.

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