Hi, I all I can see is "iron reacts with calcium sulfate". I would be happy to try to answer if you post the rest of the problem.
7 years ago
Answered By Joel S
Was the question what reaction occurs between Iron (Fe) and Calcium sulfate CaSO4? If so, which Iron is reacting? I'm assuing it's just going to look like this:
X1Fe + X2Ca(SO4) -> X3Ca + X4Fe(SO4)
Then you'll just need to solve for X1...X4 (which should be easier than you'd think for this particular equation).
7 years ago
Answered By Kimberly I
Account for the charge of the ions. Fe stands for iron and Ca is calciumFe and Ca is + charged
So4 (sulfate) has a charge of -2
So it will be written as Fe + Ca(So)4[-2] --- > Fe(So)4 + Ca
If the charge of the sulfate is -2, that will be transferred to the iron
Fe + Ca(So)4[-2] --- > Fe2(So)4 + Ca
All you have to do now is balance the equation. Look at the coefficient of each element and make sure the number of moles for Fe, iron, for example, is the same as the reaction side (left side) as in the product (right side)
Fe + Ca(So)4[-2] --- > Fe2(So)4 + Ca
Illustration: the coefficient for Fe on the left side is 1 while on the right side, it is 2. To balance out the molar ratio for both sides, add 2 on the left side:
2Fe + Ca(So)4[-2] --- > Fe2(So)4 + Ca
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7 years ago
Answered By Marija J
Hi, I all I can see is "iron reacts with calcium sulfate". I would be happy to try to answer if you post the rest of the problem.
7 years ago
Answered By Joel S
Was the question what reaction occurs between Iron (Fe) and Calcium sulfate CaSO4? If so, which Iron is reacting? I'm assuing it's just going to look like this:
X1Fe + X2Ca(SO4) -> X3Ca + X4Fe(SO4)
Then you'll just need to solve for X1...X4 (which should be easier than you'd think for this particular equation).
7 years ago
Answered By Kimberly I
Account for the charge of the ions. Fe stands for iron and Ca is calciumFe and Ca is + charged
So4 (sulfate) has a charge of -2
So it will be written as Fe + Ca(So)4 [-2] --- > Fe(So)4 + Ca
If the charge of the sulfate is -2, that will be transferred to the iron
Fe + Ca(So)4 [-2] --- > Fe2(So)4 + Ca
All you have to do now is balance the equation. Look at the coefficient of each element and make sure the number of moles for Fe, iron, for example, is the same as the reaction side (left side) as in the product (right side)
Fe + Ca(So)4 [-2] --- > Fe2(So)4 + Ca
Illustration: the coefficient for Fe on the left side is 1 while on the right side, it is 2. To balance out the molar ratio for both sides, add 2 on the left side:
2Fe + Ca(So)4 [-2] --- > Fe2(So)4 + Ca
Check for each elementMessage me for more clarification