Calcium Carbide and Water Chemical Reaction

[popcornlover]

I'm trying to write the balanced chemical equation for calcium carbide and water, I know acetylene gas is produced as a product but I'm unsure what the second product of the reaction is. I've seen two chemical equations with different products and I'm not sure which is the right one.

CaC₂ + H₂O --> C₂H₂ + CaO
CaC₂ + 2H₂O --> C₂H₂ + Ca(OH)₂

Is the second product Calcium Oxide or Calcium Hydroxide?

[WheelBarrow]

Ethyne | C2H2

[John Cuthber]

2 hours ago, WheelBarrow said:

Ethyne | C2H2

I love the way that someone thought that helped.

 

Anyway, Popcornlover,

what do you know about calcium oxide?

[popcornlover]

 

14 hours ago, John Cuthber said:

I love the way that someone thought that helped.

 

Anyway, Popcornlover,

what do you know about calcium oxide?

I know calcium oxide is a white powdery substance, and I just found out that calcium oxide breaks down when it comes in contact with water and turns into calcium hydroxide... That must mean that the second product would be calcium hydroxide, since the reaction involves water as one of the reactants. Lol thanks for the help! 

Edited April 24, 2018 by popcornlover