Question

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The balanced chemical equation for the reaction between hydrochloric acid and iron(III) oxide is:
6HCI(aq) + Fe203(s) ------> 3H2O(I) + 2FeCl3(aq)
1. We can interpret this as :
6 moles of hydrochloric acid and _______ moles of iron(III) oxide react to produce _________ moles of water and ________ moles of iron(III) chloride.

Answer 1

We can interpret this as :

6 moles of hydrochloric acid and 1 moles of iron(III) oxide react to produce 3 moles of water and 2 moles of iron(III) chloride.

Step-by-step explanation:

The stoichiometry of the reaction is the relationship between the amount of reagents and products in a chemical reaction. It is based on the balanced equation. The balance of a chemical equation comes from the law of conservation of matter states that, since an atom cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction, the number of atoms that are present in the reagents has to be equal to the number of atoms present in the products.

The relationships established are MOLAR relationships between the compounds or elements that make up the chemical equation.

The stoichiometric coefficients of a chemical reaction only indicate the proportion at which these substances react.

So, by reaction stoichiometry, we can interpret this as :

6 moles of hydrochloric acid and 1 moles of iron(III) oxide react to produce 3 moles of water and 2 moles of iron(III) chloride.