Question

___Fe + ___O2 ___Fe2O3

Answer 1

4 Fe + 3 O2 -> 2Fe2O3

Step-by-step explanation:

For the equation to be balanced with whole numbers, you need to double the amount of Fe2O3. This gives 6 oxygen molecules and 4 Fe molecules.

So the number of atoms will be Fe = 4 and O = 6.

For the visual Model Key, you will most likely have, 4 separate Fe molecules and 3 oxygen molecules (since oxygen exists as a diatomic - 2 oxygen molecules are attached to each other). For Fe2O3 you will have 2 molecules that go O-Fe-O-Fe-O.