Midterm Lab Flashcards
IUPAC name of acetylene
ethyne
In acetylene, H-C=C-H bond angles is
180 degrees
the chemicals used in preparation of acetylene
CaC2
H2O
2 products formed in the preparation of acetylene
Ca(OH)2
C2H2
Uses of Calcium Carbide
manufacture of acetylene gas generation of acetylene in carbide lamps artificial ripening of fruits manufacture of chemicals for fertilizer steelmaking
components of calcium carbide
CaC2 CaO Ca3P2 CaS Ca3N2 SiC
properties of acetylene
colorless, odorless, gas garlic odor if not pure lighter than air; somewhat poisonous slightly soluble in water; highly soluble in alcohol and acetone form explosive mixtures with air boiling point -84 degrees celsius
uses of sodium metal
manufacture of sodamide and esters
used to modify alloys
descale metals
lighting
nature of flame produced when acetylene burns
luminous
color of reaction of bromine water and acetylene
colorless
uses of acetylene
portable lighting
fuel in cutting and welding
raw material for many organic compounds and plastics
product of acetylene and sodium metal
sodium acetylide
NaC2H
chemical formula of ethyne/acetylene
C2H2
acidity of acetylene
highly acidic
gas evolved when sodium metal was added to acetylene
H2
final product of reaction of bromine and c2h2
1,2 - dibromoethene