GROUP 2: SERMESE, PASCUAL, MALIAM, FALCON

EXPERIMENT 12 _ GASEOUS FUEL

ABSTRACT (6 pts)
In this study, we proposed a chemical phenomenon that allows us to obtain heat
quickly and easily. The idea is to combine Calcium carbide [CaC2], Water [H2O], Ice
[frozen H2O], or Saline water [NaCL+H2O], with or without the use of an air pump, to
produce Acetylene for heat generation. With the help of a simple apparatus, we were able
to identify different variable parameters indicating different temperature ranges. This
simple setup can be used comfortably where there is a lot of snow, in the ship, while
tramping through the forest or desert for heat generation and subsequent application for
heating any liquid, desalination of water, and so on.
INTRODUCTION (4 pts)
The chemical compound acetylene has the formula C2H2. It is the simplest alkyne
and a hydrocarbon. This colorless gas is employed as a fuel and a chemical building
ingredient in a variety of applications. This experiment aims to produce the acetylene gas
by from mixing water and calcium carbide and release the energy through the combustion
of acetylene.

APPARATUS AND MATERIALS (3 PTS)

Erlenmeyer flask (2), cork (2), rubber tubing (1), tape, cork borer (1), face shield (1),
mask (1), gloves (1) Water, calcium carbide (5 g), match,

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (3 pts)

Avoid skin contact with used gloves if you're dealing with calcium carbide. Put on
some protection gear. Eye protection is provided via a face shield and safety eyewear.
Hands should be washed before breaks and after handling the product. Avoid skin, eyes,
and clothing contact. Wash infected garments before reusing it.

METHODOLOGY (6 pts)
The procedure involved putting about 5 g of solid calcium carbide into a clean and
dry Erlenmeyer flask. Pour enough water until the reaction is visible. The flask should
then be immediately covered with cork. Rubber tubing should be attached to the cork and
connected to another cork going to the other erlenmeyer flask. Wait a few minutes until
enough acetylene has diffused to the other flask. Finally, with only the acetylene present,
open the second flask and light it with a match.
DATA AND RESULTS (8 pts)

OBSERVATIONS

When we put the 5g of calcium carbide into the water, there is a chemical reaction
that produces the acetylene gas and that gas was transferred and diffused in other flask
through the rubber tubing attached. Then when we lit up the 2nd flask, there is an
exothermic process occurs or it released energy and produced a chemical reaction called
“combustion”.

QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION
1. Write the chemical reaction for the complete combustion of acetylene and
discuss.
Complete combustion:
2C2H2(g)+5O2(g)→4CO2(g)+2H2O(g)
This is an exothermic process. A hydrocarbon reacts with an oxidant and produces
products. When the oxidant is oxygen and present in excess, then carbon dioxide and
water are formed that produced the combustion reaction.

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION (6 pts)

The experiment was exciting and we learned a lot. We got to observed different
chemical reaction from forming of acetylene gas by combining water and calcium carbide
to lighting up the acetylene gas that produced combustion reaction.
REFERENCES (4 pts)
1. Cosme, K. Research for Calcium Carbide as Alternative Fuel in Gas Stove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujYqgTb4c0o date visited: November
24, 2021

2. Multi Electric, How to Make Gas With Calcium Carbide Diy Experiments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXggt1K3UIk date visited: November
24, 2021