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Action of Water on Calcium Carbide

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Which gas is produced by reaction of calcium carbide with water?

acetylene

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methane

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oxygen

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hydrogen

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Solution

The correct option is A acetylene
Acetylene gas is produced by reaction of calcium carbide on water.

$C a C_{2} + 2 H_{2} O \to C a (O H)_{2} + C_{2} H_{2} Acetylene$

This method is the industrial method of preparation of alkyne.

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