Calcium Carbide

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Variation ID		Product Code	Pack Size	List Price
13750	photo_camera	GPC9989-5X	500g GPC9989-5X	£14.95
13751	photo_camera	GPC9989-Y	1L GPC9989-Y	£21.75
13752	photo_camera	GPC9989-5Y	5L GPC9989-5Y	£88.50

Calcium carbide, also known as calcium acetylide, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula of CaC2. Its main use industrially is in the production of acetylene and calcium cyanamide.

The pure material is colourless, while pieces of technical-grade calcium carbide are grey or brown and consist of about 80–85% of CaC2 (the rest is CaO (calcium oxide), Ca3P2 (calcium phosphide), CaS (calcium sulfide), Ca3N2 (calcium nitride), SiC (silicon carbide), etc.). In the presence of trace moisture, technical-grade calcium carbide emits an unpleasant odour reminiscent of garlic.