Question

Question #dec26

Answer 1

The products are iron and magnesium oxide. This is a single displacement reaction.

Explanation:

Magnesium is above iron in the electrochemical series, so it can displace iron from its compounds.

The equation is

`"Fe"_2"O"_3 + "3Mg" → underbrace("3MgO")_color(red)("magnesium oxide") + underbrace("2Fe")_color(red)("iron")`

We call this a single displacement reaction because one atom (`"Mg"`) displaces another atom (`"Fe"`) as a partner of the `"O"` atom