Correct Answer - Option 1 : Acetylene
The correct answer is Acetylene.
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Calcium carbide is used to artificially ripen fruits.
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Calcium carbide comes in contact with moisture it produces acetylene gas.
- Calcium carbide is synthesized industrially from calcium oxide (lime), CaO, and carbon in the form of coke at about 2,200 °C (4,000 °F).
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CaC2 is a chemical compound with a chemical name Calcium Carbide
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Methylene:
- It is a colorless gas that fluoresces in the mid-infrared range and only persists in dilution, or as an adduct.
- Methylene is the simplest carbene.
- It is usually detected only at very low temperatures, or as a short-lived intermediate in chemical reactions.
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Florigen:
- Florigen is the hypothesized hormone-like molecule responsible for controlling and triggering flowering in plants.
- Florigen is produced in the leaves and acts in the shoot apical meristem of buds and growing tips.
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Auxin:
- Auxin was discovered by Darwin in the year 1880.
- It Prevents the separation of the leaves.
- It saves the crops from falling.
- This is the hormone that controls the growth of plants.