1. Tardigrade
  2. Question
  3. Chemistry
  4. When calcium carbide is added to water, the gas that is evolved is

Question Error Report

Thank you for reporting, we will resolve it shortly

Back to Question

Q. When calcium carbide is added to water, the gas that is evolved is

KVPYKVPY 2009

Solution:

When calcium carbide is added to water, acetylene gas is evolved. The reaction can be written as
$\underset{\text{(Calcium carbide)}}{CaC _{2}}+2 H _{2} O \longrightarrow Ca ( OH )_{2}+ \underset{\text{(Acetylene)}}{CH \equiv CH}$