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) C₂H₂(g) CaO(s)

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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) 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) C2H2(g) CaO(s)

H₂O(l)

C₂H₂(g)

CaO(s)

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The Answer of 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) C₂H₂(g) CaO(s)

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