Question 40

Name the compound. Quick-lime is fused with coke. An unsaturated hydrocarbon is resulted on adding cold water to the resulting compound.


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Solution

PLACEHOLDER ANSWER - the answer is a name. $$\text{CaO} + 3\text{C} \rightarrow \text{CaC}_2 + \text{CO}$$, and $$\text{CaC}_2 + 2\text{H}_2\text{O} \rightarrow \text{Ca(OH)}_2 + \text{C}_2\text{H}_2$$. The unsaturated hydrocarbon is acetylene (ethyne).

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