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Answer» Sigma electron density of C-H bond inacetylene is nearer to carbon, which has 50% s-character
Acetylene has only open hydrogen in each carbon
Acetylene contains least NUMBER of hydrogens among the possible hydrocarbons having two carbons
Acetylene belongs to the class of ALKYNES with molecular FORMULA, `C_(n)H_(2n-2)` SOLUTION :The acidity of acetylene or 1-alkyne can be explained on the basis of molecular orbital concept according to which formation ofC-H bond in acetylene involves sp-hybridised carbon atom. Now since s electrons are closer to the nucleus than p electrons, the electrons present in a bond having more s character will be correspondingly more closer to the nucleus. Thus owing to high s character of the C-H bond in alkynes (s = 50%), the electrons constituting tllis bond are more strongly held by the carbon nucleus i.e., the acetylenic carbon atom or the :,p orbital acts as more electronegative species than the `sp^(2) and sp^(3)` with the result the hydrogen present on such a carbon atom `(-=C-H)` can be easily removed as a PROTON.
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