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iron oxide reacts with aluminum to give aluminum oxide and iron what kind of chemical reaction is this ​

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Answer:

Single displacement reaction

Step-by-step explanation:

Reaction equation:

Iron oxide + Aluminum → Aluminum oxide

Fe₂O₃ + 2Al → 2Fe + Al₂O₃

This reaction is a single displacement reaction.

In a single displacement reaction, a metallic ion in solution is replaced by a metal atom higher in the activity series than the metal in solution.

The relative positions of the two elements in the activity series provides the driving force for a single replacement reaction.

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