High School

How many milliliters of calcium, with a density of 1.55 g/mL, are needed to produce 98.5 grams of calcium hydroxide in the single-replacement reaction below?

Show all steps of your calculation as well as the final answer.

\[ \text{Ca} + \text{H}_2\text{O} \rightarrow \text{Ca(OH)}_2 + \text{H}_2 \]