Acetylene is acidic but it does not react with sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. Give reason.

Acetylene is acidic but it does not react with sodium hydroxide or pot

1.	Acetylene is acidic but it does not react with sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. Give reason.
Answer» Solution :Acetylene is very weak acid. The value of dissociation constant, K is NEAR about `10^(-25)`. Thus, it does not REACT with alkalies like NaOH or KOH, but reacts with very strong base like sodamide `(NaNH_(2))`.