Calcium carbide when reacts with water gives

Methane gas

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Ethane gas

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Ethylene gas

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Ethyne gas

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Solution

The correct option is A Ethyne gas
Ethylene gas , $C a C_{2} (s) + 2 H_{2} O (I) \to C_{2} H_{2} (g) + C a (O H)_{2} (a q)$
So the correct answer is Ethylene gas

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