JEE Advanced levelOne or more correct optionsDifficulty 3 of 3sb219
Limestone is heated strongly to give a gas X and a solid Y. Y is heated with coke at about 2300 K in an electric furnace to give a solid Z (and carbon monoxide). Z reacts with water to give a gas W and a base. Which statements are correct?
AZ is calcium carbide, CaCX2.
BY dissolves in aqueous NaOH because it is amphoteric.
CX turns lime water milky.
DW is ethyne, which burns with a sooty flame.
Answer: A, C, D
CaCOX3CaO+COX2 (X is COX2, Y is CaO). CaO+3CCaCX2+CO and CaCX2+2HX2OCa(OH)X2+CX2HX2. Ethyne burns with a sooty flame. CaO is basic, not amphoteric.