Answer
$CaC_2(s)+2H_2O(l)\rightarrow Ca(OH)_2(aq)+C_2H_2(g)$
Work Step by Step
$CaC_2(s)+H_2O(l)\rightarrow Ca(OH)_2(aq)+C_2H_2(g)$
Add a coefficient of 2 to $H_2O$ to balance $H$ and $O$.
$CaC_2(s)+2H_2O(l)\rightarrow Ca(OH)_2(aq)+C_2H_2(g)$
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 3 - Chemical Reactions and Reaction Stoichiometry - Exercises - Page 113: 3.15a
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