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Name one structural and one chemical difference between acetylene and ethylene. Give reasons.
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DrBob222
The angles are different and the acetylene molecule is linear. Hybridization on the acetylene is sp while that on ethylene is sp^2. Chemically, the H atoms on acetylene are more acidic than those on ethylene.
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