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Calcium carbide reacts with water to generate acetylene gas.

Until the mid 20th century, this reaction was commonly used to be a source acetylene for portable lighting, for example on bicycles and well as a chemical industry feedstock.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
CaC2
  +  
2
H2O
         
HC≡CH
  +  
Ca(OH)2
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Calcium carbide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetylene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Calcium hydroxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Hydration: Addition of water
Industrial Process: Inorganic
Proton transfer: Brønsted reaction

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