Calcium Carbide

Forms flammable and explosive gas and corrosive solid with moisture.

Reacts with potassium fluoride to produce elemental potassium.

Unreactive at 25 deg C, perchloryl fluoride react explosively in the gas at 100-300 deg C.

Interaction of calcium carbide with methanol to give calcium methoxide is very vigorous ...

The carbide is an energetic reductant. A powdered mixture with iron oxide and chloride burns violently when ignited ... .

Calcium carbide reacts with hydrogen chloride gas with incandescence.

The reaction between calcium carbide and water can produce enough heat to ignite the acetylene that is formed.

Calcium carbide mixed with lead fluoride, at ordinary temperatures, becomes incandescent.

Magnesium reacts with incandescence when heated in air with calcium carbide.

Calcium carbide and selenium vapor react with incandescence.

When a mixture of sodium peroxide and calcium carbide (powdered) is exposed to damp air, spontaneous combustion occurs. The mixture explodes when heated.

A mixture of stannous chloride and calcium carbide can be ignited with a match and the reaction proceeds with incandescence.

When a mixture of sodium peroxide and calcium carbide (powdered) is exposed to damp air, spontaneous combustion occurs. The mixture explodes when heated.

A highly sensitive explosive is formed by the addition of calcium carbide to a silver nitrate soln.

Calcium carbide reacts incandescently with sulfur vapor at 500 deg C.

Incandescent reaction with Cl2 (245 deg C), Br2 (350 deg C), I2e (305 deg C), HCL gas + heat, PbF2, Mg + heat. Incompatible with Se, (potassium hydroxide + chlorine), silver nitrate, Na2O2, SnCl2, sulfur, water. Mixtures with iron(III) chloride, iron(III) oxide, tin(II) chloride are easily ignited and burn fiercely. Vigorous reaction with methanol after an induction period.

A highly sensitive explosive is formed by addition of calcium carbide to a silver nitrate soln.

Reacts with copper and brass to form explosive cmpd.

Addition to silver nitrate solutions precipitates the dangerously explosive silver acetylide. Copper salt soln behave similarly.

Shock-sensitive compounds are formed with silver nitrate and copper salts. The substance decomposes violently on contact with moisture and water producing highly flammable and explosive acetylene gas, causing fire and explosion hazard. Reacts with chlorine, bromine, iodine, hydrogen chloride, lead, fluoride magnesium, sodium peroxide and sulphur, causing fire and explosion hazard. Mixtures with iron (III) chloride, iron (III) oxide and tin (II) chloride ignite easily and burn fiercely.