What gasous product would you expect when water is drop over calcium carbide

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asked Dec 14, 2022 146k views

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Jazz Man · Answer 1 · 2022-12-21T10:51:49+0000

Answer:

Ethyn gas ( acetylene gas )

Step-by-step explanation:

All group II carbides react with water to form ethyn gas apart from beryllium which produces methane gas.

${ \sf{CaC_(2(s)) + 2H _(2) O_((l)) → Ca(OH) _(2(s)) + C _(2) H _(2(g)) }}$