Calcium carbide, CaC 2 , used to produce acetylene, C 2 H 2 , is prepared by

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Calcium carbide, CaC2, used to produce acetylene, C2H2, is prepared by heating calcium oxide, CaO, and carbon, C, to high temperature.

CaO(s) + 3C(s) → CaC2(s) + CO(g)

If a mixture contains 8.49 kg of each reactant, how many grams of calcium carbide can be prepared?

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General Chemistry

ISBN: 9781305580343

11th Edition

Authors: Darrell Ebbing, Steven D. Gammon

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