Question

The molecules having triple bond in them are ______.

Options

• oxygen and ethyne

• carbon dioxide and ammonia

• methane and ethene

• nitrogen and ethyne

Answer 1

The molecules having triple bond in them are nitrogen and ethyne.

Explanation:

A nitrogen molecule (N₂) forms a triple bond because each nitrogen atom shares three pairs of electrons to complete its octet. Similarly, an ethyne molecule (C₂H₂) contains a carbon-to-carbon triple bond (C ≡ C) because the two carbon atoms share three pairs of electrons with each other to achieve stability. The other choices contain only single bonds, double bonds, or a combination of both.