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The incorrect statement regarding ethyne is
ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE MainJEE Main 2024 (09 Apr Shift 2)
Options:
  • A The \(\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{C}\) bonds in ethyne is shorter than that in ethene
  • B Both carbons are sp hybridised
  • C Ethyne is linear
  • D The corbon - carbon bonds in ethyne is weaker than that in ethene
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The correct answer is: The corbon - carbon bonds in ethyne is weaker than that in ethene
The carbon-carbon bonds in ethyne is stronger than that in ethene.
$(\mathrm{H}-\mathrm{C} \equiv \mathrm{C}-\mathrm{H})$ Ethyne is linear and carbon atoms are SP hybridised.

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