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A miner’s lamp burns acetylene (C2H2) that is produced from water dripping onto solid CaC2. The other product formed from the reaction is calcium hydroxide. What volume of water (d = 1.00 g/mL) is required to react with 12.5 g of calcium carbide (CaC2) in the lamp?
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