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A metallic carbide on treatment with wat...

A metallic carbide on treatment with water gives a colouless gas which burns readily in air and gives a precipitate with ammonical silver nitrate. The gas is

A

methane

B

ethane

C

ethylene

D

acetylene

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The correct Answer is:
D
`CaC_2 + 2H_2O to Ca(OH)_2 + C_2H_2`
`C_2H_2 + AgNO_3 + 2NH_4OH to C_2 Ag_2 darr + 2NH_4NO_3 + 2H_2O`
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