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Uncommon card · Science
Calcium carbide, an Uncommon card
Calcium carbide, also known as calcium acetylide, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula of CaC2.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 55
- Power
- 118
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 80,000
Power 118 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Calcium carbide quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Calcium carbide card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Its main use industrially is in the ______ of acetylene and calcium cyanamide.
Answer
production. Its main use industrially is in the production of acetylene and calcium cyanamide. From the Calcium carbide article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Oncology. Oncology 70 · Porsche flat-six engine 67 · Calcium carbide 63 · Balinese cat 60 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Oncology. Oncology 190,000 · Boat 120,000 · Calcium carbide 80,000 · Porsche flat-six engine 62,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Its main use industrially is in the production of acetylene and calcium cyanamide.
- The pure material is colorless, while pieces of technical-grade calcium carbide are grey or brown and consist of about 80–85% of CaC2.
- In the presence of trace moisture, technical-grade calcium carbide emits an unpleasant odor reminiscent of garlic.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Calcium carbide article was read about 80,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 55: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Calcium carbide
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Calcium carbide (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ondřej Mangl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
