Beckley, West Virginia - Miners' carbide lamps on display at the mine museum at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. In the lamp, calcium carbide reacts

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Beckley, West Virginia - Miners' carbide lamps on display at the mine museum at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. In the lamp, calcium carbide reacts with water to produce acetylene, which burns with a strong flame.

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Location: Beckley, West Virginia, United States
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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