Why ethyne is c2h2 and not ch? According to formation of a compound same valency should be eliminated!

Here the subscript 2 is not related with valency. It tells the total number of carbon and hydrogen present in the molecule of the covalent compound.
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Eth means 2 carbon atoms and alkyne group has formula CnH2n-2n as a general formula so C2H2 where n is the no.of atoms
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