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

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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)) }}

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