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Action of Water on Calcium Carbide

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Calcium carbide reacts with water to produce:

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ethane

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ether

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acetylene

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alcohol

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Solution

The correct option is C acetylene
The chemical reaction can be shows as follows which indicates the formation of acetylene.
$C a C_{2} (s) + 2 H_{2} O (l) \to C_{2} H_{2} (g) + C a (O H)_{2} (g)$

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