What is the volume of C2H2 produced when 45g of water reacts completely with calcium carbide

The volume of C₂H₂ : 28 L

Given

45g of water

Required

The volume of C₂H₂

Solution

Reaction

CaC₂(s) + 2 H₂O(l) ⇒ C₂H₂(g) + Ca(OH)₂(aq)

mol of water (MW = 18 g/mol) :

mol = mass : MW

mol = 45 g : 18 g/mol

mol = 2.5

From equation, mol ratio H₂O : C₂H₂ = 2 : 1, so mol C₂H₂ :

= 0.5 x mol H₂O

= 0.5 x 2.5

= 1.25

The volume of C₂H₂(assume at STP, 1 mol = 22.4 L) :

=1.25 mol x 22.4 L

=28 L

in 1783 cavendish was working with his hydrogen gas and found that when he burned it and condensed the vapor it was water. this was very significant since it disproved the greek theory of elements completely since water was not a simple substance but the product of two gases. it was lavoisier who hearing of the experiment gave cavendish's gas the name hydrogen ("water-producer") and added that hydrogen burned by combining with oxygen and that water was a hydrogen-oxygen combination.

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