JEE Main Chemistry question

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding acetylene?

(A)Acetylene is explosive above 2 atm (in the pure/compressed state)
(B)It is transported by dissolving in acetoneCorrect
(C)It has an unpleasant garlic odour (when impure)
(D)It is used in the manufacture of Lewisite

Answer: (B)

Solution

Compressed acetylene is indeed transported dissolved in acetone within a porous mass (e.g. in dissolved-acetylene cylinders) precisely because pure compressed acetylene gas is dangerously explosive above about 2

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Question ID VK-142505