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Write uses of ethyne by writing its common name and structural formula.

Common name : Acetylene

Structural formula :



Uses of ethyne


It is used for the preparation of ethanol, acetic acid, vinyl polymer and plastic like substances. It is used in oxyacetylene flame used for welding metals. It is filled in rubber gas balloons which are flown high in the sky.


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