Question

State the type of reaction

1. 2PbO2 --≥ 2PbO
2. 2Fe + 3Cl2 --≥ 2FeCl3

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Answer 1

The bottom is a single reaction. The top reaction makes no sense. 1st law of thermodynamics cannot be violated by the loss of half of the oxygen. On the reactant side there are 4 oxygens with only 2 on the product side. I’d be asking your instructor what happened to the rest.

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Answer 2

The bottom one would be a chemical reaction but the top one is e top one is strange because matter leaves which is impossible