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Before the Development of Reliable Batteries, Miners' Lamps Burned Acetylene \rightarrow

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Before the development of reliable batteries, miners' lamps burned acetylene produced by the reaction of calcium carbide with water. A typical lamp used 0.75 L of acetylene per hour at
1.00 atm pressure and 20°C. How many grams of calcium carbide and how many grams of water had to be in the lamp for a 4-hour shift?
CaC2(s) + H2O(l) \rightarrow C2H2(g) + CaO(s)

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8.0 g CaC2 ...

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