Calcium carbide, CaC₂, is an important preliminary chemical for industries producing synthetic fabrics and plastics. CaC, may be produced by heating calcium oxide with coke:
CaO+3C → CaC2 + CO
What is the amount of CaC₂ which can be produced from the reaction of excess calcium oxide and 10.2 g of carbon? (Assume 100% efficiency of reaction for purposes of this problem.)
a. 18.1 g
b. 28.4 g
c. 20.8 g
d. 19.8 g