JEE Main levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 2 of 3g1180
Which is the correct order of acidity of the C-H bonds of ethane, ethene and ethyne?
Aethyne > ethane > ethene
Bethane > ethene > ethyne
Cethyne > ethene > ethane
Dethene > ethyne > ethane
Answer: C
Acidity follows the stability of the carbanion formed, which increases with s-character of the lone-pair orbital: sp (50%) in ethynide, sp2 (33%) in vinyl anion, sp3 (25%) in ethyl anion. Hence ethyne > ethene > ethane.