Acetylene can form a precipitate of __________ when it is passed through ammonical cuprous chloride.
A
copper sulphate
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B
copper acetylide
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C
copper nitrate
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D
polypropylene
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Solution
The correct option is D copper acetylide When acetylene is passed through an ammonical solution of cuprous chloride, at room temperature, precipitates of cuprous acetylide (red) is formed. HC≡CH+Cu2Cl2+NH4OH→CuC≡CCucuprousacetylide