Quote Originally Posted by orly_andico
mixing it with water produces a flammable gas (acetylene, same gas used for welding)
it's also used in miner's helmets nung wala pang battery

pampahinog siya ng iba-ibang prutas because fruits are "triggered" to ripen by minute amounts of hexane produced by the parent plant. acetylene and hexane are chemically very similar.
sir orly,

u sa its used to make acetylene...ano yung by-product ng reaction ng calcium carbide n water?

coz the calburo that i have here is white, lumpy and doesn't produce acetylene na. kasi its been used to produce acetylene na. ano na ito?