if 5.50 mol of calcium carbide (CaC 2) reacts with an excess of water, how many moles of acetylene (C 2 H 2), a gas used in welding, will be produced? CaC2 (s) + 2H2O (l) Ca (OH) 2 (aq) + C2H2 (g)

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Damon Jimenez

17 July, 10:30

if 5.50 mol of calcium carbide (CaC 2) reacts with an excess of water, how many moles of acetylene (C 2 H 2), a gas used in welding, will be produced? CaC2 (s) + 2H2O (l) Ca (OH) 2 (aq) + C2H2 (g)

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Brynlee Schultz · Answer 1

5.5moles

Explanation:

CaC2 + 2H2O - > Ca (OH) 2 + C2H2

From the equation, the following were observed:

1mole of CaC2 reacted to produced 1mol of C2H2.

Therefore, 5.5moles of CaC2 will also produce 5.5moles of C2H2