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On heating quick lime with coke in an electric furnace we get:

$Ca$ and $C{{O}_{2}}$

$CaC{{O}_{3}}$

$CaO$

$Ca{{C}_{2}}$

Answer

$Ca{{C}_{2}}$

Explanation

Quick lime $( CaO )$ is heated with carbon at $2000^{\circ} C$ to form calcium carbide. $CaO +3 C {->[{200^{\circ} C }]} CaC _{2}+ CO$

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