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State how burning can be used to distinguish between ethane and ethyne. Explain your answer.

State how burning can be used to distinguish between ethane and ethyne.
Explain your answer.

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Kavungya
Ethane burns with a pale blue flame while ethane burns with a yellow flame.
Ethane is saturated while ethyne is unsaturated. OR Ethane burns with a non
smoky flame while ethyne burns with a Smokey/sooty flame.
Kavungya answered the question on June 24, 2019 at 08:46

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