Calcium carbide 1CaC22 reacts with water to form acetylene
1C2H22 and Ca1OH22. From the following enthalpy of reaction
data and data in Appendix C, calculate Hf° for CaC21s2:
CaC21s2 + 2 H2O1l2 ¡ Ca1OH221s2 + C2H21g2
H° = -127.2 kJ
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