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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

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

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15 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of AKASH GOYAL AskiitiansExpert-IITD
15 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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Profile image of vikas askiitian expert
15 Years ago

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

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15 Years ago

ethyne gas is evolved

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