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The light producing gas in the lamp of the hawkers is:

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butane
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ethylene
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acetylene
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methane
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Solution

The correct option is C acetylene
Acetylene lamps or carbide lamps are simple lamps that produce and burn acetylene which is created by the reaction of calcium carbide with water. These lamps were used to illuminate buildings, as lighthouse beacons and as headlights on motorcycles. These were used by miners in mines or caves.

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