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Question
Write a balanced chemical equation for the following:
Water is added to calcium carbide.
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{carbine}{\underset{Calcium}{CaC2}} + 2H2O -> Ca(OH)2 + \underset{Acetylene}{CH ≡ CH}}\]
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