The IUPAC name of acetylene is :

methyne

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propane

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propyne

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ethyne

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Solution

The correct option is D ethyne
The IUPAC of acetylene is ethyne where eth- is the hydrocarbon chain with two carbon atoms and -yne is used to represent the presence of triple covalent bond between the carbon atoms.

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