Calcium Carbide
Calcium Carbides. Calcium carbide has the nominal formula of CaC2 and the molecular weight of 64.0992 g/mol. The pure material is colorless, but most samples have a color ranging from black to grayish-white, depending on the grade. Its density is 2.22 g/cc and it melts at 2160 °C with a boiling point (under an inert atmosphere) of 2300 °C ...