Calcium carbide Wikipedia
Calcium carbide, also known as calcium acetylide, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula of Ca C main use industrially is in the production of acetylene and calcium cyanamide.. The pure material is colorless, however pieces of technicalgrade calcium carbide are grey or brown and consist of about 80–85% of CaC 2 (the rest is CaO (calcium oxide), Ca 3 P 2 (calcium phosphide ...