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What is the primary method of preparation of acetylene?
What is the primary method of preparation of acetylene?
- Treating calcium carbide with water (correct)
- Treating acetylene with halogens
- Treating acetylene with hydrogen halide
- Treating vicinal dihalides with alcoholic potassium hydroxide
When acetylene reacts with water in the presence of diluted H2SO4 and HgSO4 at 333 K, what product is formed?
When acetylene reacts with water in the presence of diluted H2SO4 and HgSO4 at 333 K, what product is formed?
- Isomerisation product
- Ethane
- Ethanal (correct)
- Vinyl Alcohol
What is the result of adding two molecules of hydrogen halides to acetylene?
What is the result of adding two molecules of hydrogen halides to acetylene?
- Bromo ethene
- Gem dihalides (correct)
- 1,1-Dibromo ethane
- Vinyl Alcohol
What is the product formed when hydrogen is added to acetylene in the presence of a nickel catalyst at 140°C?
What is the product formed when hydrogen is added to acetylene in the presence of a nickel catalyst at 140°C?
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From which compound can acetylene be prepared by dehydrohalogenation using alcoholic potassium hydroxide?
From which compound can acetylene be prepared by dehydrohalogenation using alcoholic potassium hydroxide?
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