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The organic compound prepared when calcium carbide reacts with water:

  1. Methane
  2. Ethane
  3. Acetylene
  4. Ethene

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Acetylene

Reason — In the laboratory preparation of Acetylene, calcium carbide reacts with water to give acetylene and calcium hydroxide.

CaC2calcium carbide+2H2OwaterC2H2Acetylene+Ca(OH)2calcium hydroxide\underset{\text{calcium carbide}}{\text{CaC}2} + \underset{\text{water}}{2\text{H}2\text{O}} \longrightarrow \underset{\text{Acetylene}}{\text{C}2\text{H}2} + \underset{\text{calcium hydroxide}}{\text{Ca(OH)}_2}

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