Calcium carbide

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Calcium carbide, KAL see uhm KAHR byd, is a hard, brittle, crystalline compound made of calcium and carbon. Calcium carbide is used in industry to make acetylene, a gas used in welding or cutting metal. It also is the source of calcium cyanamide, which is used in the making of fertilizer.

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