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Question
Write an equation for the laboratory preparation of an unsaturated hydrocarbon from calcium carbide.
Solution
\[\ce{\underset{Calcium carbide}{CaC2} + \underset{Water}{2H2O} -> \underset{Calcium hydroxide}{Ca(OH)2} + \underset{Acetylene }{C2H2}\uparrow}\]
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