white phosphorus is used in flares and explosives, so may be important in warfare, etc. Red phosphorus is used in matches (side of matches) and in fertilizers which are essential to growing plants. I don't know if that is economically important, but there are many ways that phosphorus benifit the economy. One downside on the economy is that phosphorus is one of the main ingredients in meth, which of course causes trouble for the economy ( law enforcement, medical, etc. )
Calcium carbide is a covalent compound.
However <em>trans</em>-2-Butene does not give a characteristic peak in 1620-1680 cm⁻¹ region but still the presence of carbon double bond carbon can be detected by detecting following peaks in IR Spectrum.
1) 3010-3100 cm⁻¹:
As in trans-2-Butene a hydrogen atoms ate attached to sp² hybridized carbon, therefore the stretching of =C-H (C-H) bond will give a peak of medium intensity in the range of 3010-3100 cm⁻¹.
2) 675-1000 cm⁻¹:
Another peak which is given by the bending of =C-H (C-H) bond with strong intensity will appear in the range of 675-1000 cm⁻¹.