Acetylene has garlic odour. Why?
This is because of the presence of impurities of phosphine and hydrogen sulphide.
What happens when propyne is oxidised with Baeyer's reagent (alkaline KMnO4) at 298 - 303 K?
Although acetylene is acidic in nature, yet it does not react with NaOH or KOH. Explain.
List the following in order of increasing acidity: propyne, water, propene and propane.