Answer:
CaC₂ + 2H₂O → C₂H₂ + Ca(OH)₂
Explanation:
In order to find out the reaction, we must know the reactants.
For this situation, we make acetylene gas from carbide calcium CaC₂ and H₂O (water); therefore the reactants are:
- CaC₂ and H₂O
Acetylene is one of the products made → C₂H₂
So the reaction can be formed as this: CaC₂ + H₂O → C₂H₂
We missed the calcium, and this reaction also makes, Calcium Hydroxide, so the complete equation must be:
CaC₂ + H₂O → C₂H₂ + Ca(OH)₂
This is unbalanced, because we have 1 O in left side and 2 in right side so we add 2 in water so now, we get the complete reaction:
1 mol of calcium carbide reacts to 2 mol of water in order to produce 1 mol of acetylene and 1 mol of calcium hydroxide.
