How many grams of water will be needed to produce 1.5 moles of acetylene gas?
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You can't get acetylene gas from water, but you can get it from the action of water on calcium carbide:
{C≡C}2−Ca2++H2O(l)→H−C≡C−H(g)↑⏐⏐+Ca(OH)2(aq)
Such a reaction was the basis of an early miners' lamp. If you need 1.5⋅mol acetylene you need 1.5⋅mol water, i.e. a mass of 27 g.
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You can't get acetylene gas from water, but you can get it from the action of water on calcium carbide:
{
C
≡
C
}
2
−
C
a
2
+
+
H
2
O
(
l
)
→
H
−
C
≡
C
−
H
(
g
)
↑
⏐
⏐
+
C
a
(
O
H
)
2
(
a
q
)
Such a reaction was the basis of an early miners' lamp. If you need
1.5
⋅
m
o
l
acetylene you need
1.5
⋅
m
o
l
water, i.e. a mass of
27
g
.
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