Question

Which one of these will not react with acetylene ?

• A. NaOH
• B. Ammonical $AgN{O}_3$
• C. Na
• D. HCl

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Acetylene reacts with $Na,HCl$ and ammoniacal silver nitrate solution but being a weaker acid, it does not react with a strong base, $NaOH$.