What are the Acetylides of heavy metals?
Acetylides of heavy metals are easily formed by reaction of acetylene with the metal ions. Several, such as silver acetylide (Ag2C2) and copper acetylide (Cu2C2), are powerful and very dangerous explosives. The gases are not toxic per se, but can act to exclude oxygen in breathing zone during an incident.
Acetylides of heavy metals are easily formed by reaction of acetylene with the metal ions. Several, such as silver acetylide (Ag2C2) and copper acetylide (Cu2C2), are powerful and very dangerous explosives. The gases are not toxic per se, but can act to exclude oxygen in breathing zone during an incident.
