Consider the following reaction represented by the following equation: C\(_2\)H\(_2\) \(^{H\(_2\)}_{→}\) X \(^{H\(_2\)}_{→}\) Y. X and Y respectively are?

Consider the following reaction represented by the following equation: C\(_2\)H\(_2\)  \(^{H\(_2\)}_{→}\) X  \(^{H\(_2\)}_{→}\) Y.  X and Y respectively are?

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The reactant in the equation is C\(_2\)H\(_2\), which is the chemical formula for ethyne (also known as acetylene). The products are formed by adding hydrogen gas (H\(_2\)) to the ethyne molecule. When ethyne reacts with hydrogen, it undergoes a reduction reaction and forms ethene (also known as ethylene) as the first product, which still has a carbon-carbon double bond, and then ethane, which is a saturated hydrocarbon and has only single bonds between carbon atoms, as the second product. Therefore, the products X and Y, respectively, are ethene and ethane. So, the correct option is "ethene and ethane".