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Which of the following compound is more acidic?(a) Alkane(b) Alkene(c) Alkyne(d) All of them are equally acidicThis question was addressed to me during a job interview.The above asked question is from Hydrocarbons in section Hydrocarbons of Chemistry – Class 11

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The correct answer is (c) Alkyne

For explanation I would say: The acidic behavior depends upon the HYBRIDIZATION of the molecule as we know that alkane has SP3 hybridization, alkane has SP^2 hybridization and alkynes has sp hybridization, due to the higher percentage of s-character, alkyne becomes HIGHLY acidic when compared with alkene and alkane.



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