The following chemical equation is not balanced: $Fe_2O_3 + H_2SO_4 -> Fe_2(SO_4)_3 + H_2O$ . When this chemical equation is correctly balanced, what is the coefficient of the water molecule?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-01T15:51:58

$Fe_2O_3(s) + 3H_2SO_4(aq)rarrFe_2(SO_4)_3 + 3H_2O$

Water has a $3$ coeeficient. Is the equation stoichiometrically balanced? If not, then it should be.

The oxide ion is dibasic, and reacts with 2 equiv $H^+$ to give the water molecule:

$O^(2-) +2H^(+) rarr H_2O$

How would write a balanced equation that represented the formation of nickel chloride from nickel oxide?

$"Nickel oxide + hydrochloric acid "rarr" Nickel chloride + water"$

The following chemical equation is not balanced: Fe_2O_3 + H_2SO_4 -> Fe_2(SO_4)_3 + H_2OFe_2O_3 + H_2SO_4 -> Fe_2(SO_4)_3 + H_2O. When this chemical equation is correctly balanced, what is the coefficient of the water molecule?