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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Predict the chemical formula of butyne, having one carbon-carbon triple bond.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i need this answer for my test but i don know it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Your important facts are that carbon ordinarily forms exactly four bonds, and butyne is a hydrocarbon (a compound made of only carbon and hydrogen). You may also need the fact that "but-" is the prefix in hydrocarbon names that means "four" so there are four carbons in each molecule.

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