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The organic compound prepared when acetylene reacts with excess of hydrogen:

  1. Ethane
  2. Ethene
  3. Methane
  4. Propane

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Ethane

Reason — Acetylene undergoes two step addition reaction with excess of hydrogen in the presence of nickel (catalyst). In the first step of reaction it gives ethene.

C2H2 + H2 Ni\xrightarrow{\text{Ni}} C2H4

In the second step of reaction it gives ethane.

C2H4 + H2 Ni\xrightarrow{\text{Ni}} C2H6

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