Chapter 11.8, Problem 11.8.3SR

What mass of acetylene (C₂H₂) is produced by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC₂) and water,

$Ca{C}_2(\text{s})+{\text{ 2H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O(}\text{s}\text{)}\to {\text{ C}}_{\text{2}}{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}\text{(}\text{g}{\text{) + Ca(OH)}}_{\text{2}}(\text{aq})$

if 425 mL of the gas is collected over water at 30°C and a pressure of 0.996 atm?

(a) 0.016 g

(b) 16.3 g

(c) 0.019 g

(d) 0.424 g

(e) 0.443 g