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acetylene

(C2H2, ethyne)
(compound of two carbon and two hydrogen atoms)

Acetylene (C2H2 or ethyne) is a compound of two carbon and two hydrogen atoms. The carbon atoms are between, the two joined by a triple bond, i.e., H-C≡C-H. At Earth atmospheric pressure and temperature, it is a gas. It is fairly common in the universe, and often in the atmosphere of gas giants.


(carbon,hydrogen,compound,chemistry)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/acetylene
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/15220/acetylene-around-jupiters-poles/
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/12455/what-is-consuming-hydrogen-and-acetylene-on-titan/

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