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CaC2HydrolysisAHgSO4+dil.H2SO4B
B is:

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acetylene
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acetaldehyde
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acetone
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acetic acid
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Solution

The correct option is C acetaldehyde
When calcium carbide undergoes hydrolysis it forms acetylene as the product.
This acetylene when undergoes hydration in presence of H2SO4+HgSO4, it forms the corresponding enol which undergoes tautomerism to form corresponding aldehyde or ketone (acetaldehyde).

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