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A sweet smelling organic compound (A) is slowly oxidised by air in presence of light to a highly poisonous gas on warming with silver powder, it forms a gaseous substance (B), which is also produced by the action of calcium carbide on water. Identify (A) and (B) and write the chemical equations of the reactions involved.

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