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when calcium carbide is added to water , the gas evolved is?

when calcium carbide is added to water , the gas evolved is?

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AKASH GOYAL AskiitiansExpert-IITD
420 Points
13 years ago

Dear Deepak

Calcium carbide (CaC2) reacts with water to form acetylene (C2H2)

CaC2 + 2 H2O → C2H2 + Ca(OH)2

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AKASH GOYAL

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vikas askiitian expert
509 Points
13 years ago

when calcium carbide is added to water then is produces acetylene gas...

Ashwani Goel
31 Points
13 years ago

ethyne gas is evolved

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