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Explain acidic character of ethyne.

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Terminal alkynes react with sodium metal to form sodium acetylides with `H_(2)` is liberated
`underset("ethyne(Acetylene)")(HC equiv CH + 2Na) rarr underset("disodium acetylide")(Na - C equiv ) C - Na + H_(2)`
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