Question

The most important commercial ore of chromium is chromite (FeCr2O4). One of the steps in the process used to extract chromium from the ore is the reaction of chromite with coke (carbon) to produce ferrochrome (FeCr2). 2 C(s) FeCr2O4(s) FeCr2(s) 2 CO2(g) What mole ratio would you use to convert from moles of chromite to moles of ferrochrome

Answer 1

1 mole FeCr2/ 1 mole FeCr2O4

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to write down the equation of the reaction before we can answer the question;

2C(s) + FeCr2O4(s) -------> FeCr2(s) + 2CO2(g)

By inspection of this reaction equation, we can clearly see that the mole ratio of the reactants and products is 2:1:1:2.

Specifically, the ratio of chromites to ferrochrome is 1:1

Hence;

The mole ration required to convert chromites to ferrochrome is;

1 mole FeCr2/ 1 mole FeCr2O4