Most of the explosions in mines occur due to the mixing of (a) hydrogen with oxygen
Most of the explosions in mines occur due to the mixing of
(a) hydrogen with oxygen
(b) oxygen with acetylene
(c) methane with air
(d) carbon dioxide with ethane
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(b) An acetylene molecule is composed of two carbon atoms and two hydrogen atoms. The two carbon atoms are held together by what is known as a triple carbon bond. However, the triple carbon bond is unstable, making acetylene gas very sensitive to conditions such as excess pressure, excess temperature, static electricity, or mechanical shock the possibility of such conditions are high in deep under mines. Thus oxidation of acetylene by mixing results in to very violent and explosive reaction.
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