___ is mixed with air or oxygen to be used for welding for cutting metals.

Ethyne

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Ethene

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Propene

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Hexane

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The correct option is A
Ethyne

When acetylene or ethyne is mixed with oxygen from cylinder in the ratio of one to one, a flame having a temperature of approximately 3000 degree Celsius is obtained.This is also called as Oxy-acetylene flame.

Oxy-acetylene flame is used to weld and cut metals sometimes for mending them.

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A mixture of oxygen and ethyne is burnt for welding can you tell why a mixture of ethyne and air is not used?

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