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Which of the following compounds can have a triple bond?
$C_{2} H_{4}, C_{3} H_{4}, C_{3} H_{6}$

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Among the given compounds, only $C_{3} H_{4}$ has a triple bond as it corresponds to the general formula for alkynes $C n H_{2 n - 2}$ , where n = 3.

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