Multiple choice

What is the IUPAC name of ethylene?

  1. ethane

  2. ethene

  3. acetylene

  4. none of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ethylene is the common (trivial) name, while ethene is the systematic IUPAC name following the naming convention for alkenes (suffix -ene). Ethane is an alkane, acetylene is the common name for ethyne, and 'none of these' is incorrect since option B is valid.