Respuesta :
Answer: The balanced equation is [tex]2FeCl_{3} + 3MgO \rightarrow Fe_{2}O_{3} + 3MgCl_{2}[/tex]
Explanation:
The given reaction equation is as follows.
[tex]FeCl_{3} + MgO \rightarrow Fe_{2}O_{3} + MgCl_{2}[/tex]
Here, number of atoms present on reactant side are as follows.
- Fe = 1
- Cl = 3
- Mg = 1
- O = 1
Number of atoms on product side are as follows.
- Fe = 2
- Cl = 2
- Mg = 1
- O = 3
To balance this equation, multiply [tex]FeCl_{3}[/tex] by 2 and MgO by 3 on reactant side. Also, multiply [tex]MgCl_{2}[/tex] by 3 on product side. Therefore, the equation can be rewritten as follows.
[tex]2FeCl_{3} + 3MgO \rightarrow Fe_{2}O_{3} + 3MgCl_{2}[/tex]
Hence, number of atoms on reactant side are as follows.
- Fe = 2
- Cl = 6
- Mg = 3
- O = 3
Number of atoms on product side are as follows.
- Fe = 2
- Cl = 6
- Mg = 3
- O = 3
Since, this equation contains same number of atoms on both reactant and product side. Therefore, this equation is now balanced equation.
Thus, we can conclude that the balanced equation is [tex]2FeCl_{3} + 3MgO \rightarrow Fe_{2}O_{3} + 3MgCl_{2}[/tex].
