Question

Solid iron(III) oxide reacts with hydrogen gas to form solid iron and liquid water.

Answer 1

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"Write the balanced chemical equation for the following reaction.

Solid iron(III) oxide reacts with hydrogen gas to form solid iron and liquid water"

Answer:

Fe2O3 + 3 H2 = 2 Fe + 3 H2O

Explanation:

In a chemical reaction, the structure of atoms as chemical elements is unchanged. Atoms in one element do not become atoms in another element. There is also no loss or creation of new atoms. The number of atoms of the reagents must be equal to the number of atoms of the products. When this happens, we say that the chemical equation is balanced.

For this reason, we can state that the balanced chemical reaction where solid iron (III) oxide reacts with hydrogen gas to form solid iron and liquid water would be:

Fe2O3 + 3 H2 = 2 Fe + 3 H2O