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Acetylene is acidic but it does not react with sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. Give reason.

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Acetylene is very weak acid. The value of dissociation constant, `K_(a)` is very low `(10^(-25))`. Thus, it does not react with alkalies like NaOH or KOH, but reacts with very strong base like sodamide `(NaNH_(2))`.
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