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Formation of polyethylene from calcium carbide takes place as follows:
CaC2 + H2O -> Ca(OH)2 + C2H2 -> C2H4
​ ​n(C2H4) -> ( -CH2-CH2- )n
Determine the amount of polyethylene possibly obtainable from 64.0 kg CaCl2 .

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Dear ​Nevadhya,

In question the amount 64 kg of CaC2 instead of CaCl2 .The short form of reaction is:CaC2 C2H464 g CaC2=28 g C2H4and 28 g C2H4 will for 28 g polythene (no wt loss when ethene forms polyethene)So accordingly 64 kg of CaC2=28 kg of C2H4and 28 kg of C2H4 will form 28 kg of polythene.

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