Question

3. Given the following reactants: AgI + Fe(CO3)3 

• Predict the Products
• Balance the Equation
• State what type of reaction this is.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The products of chemical reaction will be as follows.

`AgI + Fe_(2)(CO_(3))_(3) \rightarrow FeI_(3) + Ag_(2)CO_(3)`

To balance the equation, we will count the number of atoms on both reactant and product sides as follows.

Number of atoms on reactant side are as follows.

• Ag = 1
• I = 1
• Fe = 2
• 
  `CO_(3)` = 3

Number of atoms on product side are as follows.

• Ag = 2
• I = 3
• Fe = 1
• 
  `CO_(3)` = 1

We will balance the equation by multiplying AgI by 6 on the reactant side and
`FeI_(3)` by 2 and
`Ag_(2)CO_(3)` by 3 on the product side. Therefore, balanced chemical equation will be as follows.

`6AgI + Fe_(2)(CO_(3))_(3) \rightarrow 2FeI_(3) + 3Ag_(2)CO_(3)`

In this reaction, iron is replaced by silver and carbonate is replaced by iodide. Thus, it is a double displacement reaction.