Lithium and magnesium combines with carbon on heating to form:

carbonates

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carbides

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bicarbonates

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no such combination takes place

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Solution

The correct option is B carbides
Both $L i$ and $M g$ combine with carbon on heating to form carbides.
$2 L i + 2 C ⟶ L i_{2} C_{2}$
$M g + 2 C ⟶ M g C_{2}$

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