Fill in the following blanks with suitable words: (k) The IUPAC name of ethylene is ____. (l) The IUPAC name of acetylene is ____.
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words: (k) The IUPAC name of ethylene is ____. (l) The IUPAC name of acetylene is ____.

Solution:

(k) Ethene

(l) Ethyne

Ethene and ethyne are chemical molecules that belong to the hydrocarbon family. Ethene is an alkene with two carbon atoms and four hydrogen atoms in its structure. The alkyne ethyne is made up of two carbon atoms and two hydrogen atoms. The IUPAC designation for Ethylene is Ethene and for acetylene is Ethyne.