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S. Which of the following molecules is an alkyne?a. C3H4b. C4H8C. C4H10d. C5H12

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An alkyne is defined as a molecule with at least one triple bond in it, for the chemical formula, to find an alkyne we can do with the following set up:

CnH2n-2

Where C is the number of Carbons, H is the number of Hydrogens and n is the number of atoms

The only option that fits this configuration is C3H4, where we have 3 atoms of Carbon, and (2 * 3) - 2 Hydrogens, 6 - 2 = 4

Therefore the answer will be letter A

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