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Fe + O2 → Fe203

What should the coefficient for the diatomic oxygen
(O₂) be when this equation is correctly balanced?

Fe + O2 → Fe203 What should the coefficient for the diatomic oxygen (O₂) be when this-example-1

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Fe + O2 -> Fe2O3
4Fe + 3O2 -> 2Fe2O3

So 3 would be the right answer
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