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Acetylene
Names
Ethyne
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Main Product
Gaseous Alkynes
Segment
Chemicals
Main-Family
Alkynes
Sub-Family
Acyclic Alkynes
Physical State

Gas

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Acetylene is the chemical compound with the formula C2H2 and structure H−C≡C−H. It is a hydrocarbon and the simplest alkyne. As an alkyne, acetylene is unsaturated because its two carbon atoms are bonded together in a triple bond. The carbon–carbon triple bond places all four atoms in the same straight line, with CCH bond angles of 180°.

This colorless gas is widely used as a fuel and a chemical building block. It is unstable in its pure form and thus is usually handled as a solution. Pure acetylene is odorless, but commercial grades usually have a marked odor due to impurities such as divinyl sulfide and phosphine.

Source: Wikipedia, Acetylene

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Identifiers
logo CAS Number
74-86-2
logo EC Number
200-816-9
logo ECHA InfoCard
100.000.743
logo IUPAC Name
Ethyne
logo PubChem ID
6326
Chemical Data
Chemical Formula

C2H2

Molecular Weight (g/mol)
26.038
Melting Point (°C)
-80.8
Sulfur Content (wt%)
0
Specific Gravity
1.18
Crude Data
API Gravity
-11.3
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