Sidney P. answered 04/28/21
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Just add 2 in front of water: CaC2 + 2 H2O --> Ca(OH)2 + C2H2. Then (40g CaC2) * (1 mol CaC2 / 64.1g CaC2) * (1 mol Ca(OH)2 /1 mol CaC2) * (74.1g Ca(OH)2 /1 mol Ca(OH)2) = 46.2g Ca(OH)2.