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Question
Write the equation for the following reaction:
Calcium carbide and water
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{carbide}{\underset{Calcium}{CaC2}} + 2H2O → \underset{hydroxide}{\underset{Calcium}{Ca(OH)2}} + \underset{Acetylene}{C2H2}}\]
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