To Prepare Ethyne And Examine Its Properties Flashcards
What is observed as you drop water onto the calcium chloride
Fizzing/bubbling. Milky colour forms
What is the formula for calcium chloride?
CaC2
Explain why the first few test tubes of gas were discarded
They contain air
State an observation made when ethyne is burned in oxygen(combustion)
Sootier. Flame is very bright
Balanced chemical equation for the compete combustionof ethyne in oxygen
C2H2 + 2.5 O2 ==> 2CO2 + H2O
Write a chemical equation for the preparation of ethyne
CaC2 +H2O ==> C2H2 + Ca(OH)2
Descirbe how you would test for unsaturation in ethyne
Add acidified potassium permanganate. Purple to colourless indicates unsaturation .
Add bromine water. Brown to colourless indicates unsaturation