Question

Which one of these will not react with acetylene ?

• A. NaOH
• B. ${ Ammonical \, AgNO_3}$
• C. Na
• D. HCl

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

NaOH

Answer 2

Acetylene reacts with ${Na, HCl}$ and ammoniacal silver nitrate solution but being a weaker acid, it does not react with a strong base, ${NaOH}$.