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Calcium carbide making: did somebody try this ?


skatebiker

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In video you have (at 3-4 second)

 

CaO + 2C -> CaC2 + CO

 

It should be:

 

CaO + 3C -> CaC2 + CO

 

Otherwise quantity of elements won't match between left and right side of equation.

 

 

If you want to collect acetylene, put glass or test tube up side down in larger tank of water, suck out the all air from it, so it's full of water.

Then place carbide below it, and acetylene will start collecting in your glass/test tube.

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