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The crystal structure of tetragonal calcium carbide, CaC2.

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The crystal structure of tetragonal calcium carbide, CaC2.

The crystal structure of tetragonal calcium carbide, CaC₂.

From N.N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw, Chemistry of the Elements, copyright © 1984, with permission of Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.

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