If you began with 24 moles of Fe2O3, approximately how many moles of pure iron would be formed as a product?
24 mols Fe2O3 x (2 mols Fe/1 mol Fe2O3) = not about but exactly 24
thanks dr bob.
48
To determine the number of moles of pure iron formed as a product, we need to use stoichiometry. The balanced chemical equation for the reaction between Fe2O3 and pure iron (Fe) can be written as follows:
Fe2O3 → 2Fe
According to the equation, every 1 mole of Fe2O3 produces 2 moles of Fe. Therefore, to find the moles of Fe produced, we can use the mole ratio:
Moles of Fe = Moles of Fe2O3 × (2 moles of Fe / 1 mole of Fe2O3)
Given that we start with 24 moles of Fe2O3, we can now calculate the moles of Fe:
Moles of Fe = 24 moles of Fe2O3 × (2 moles of Fe / 1 mole of Fe2O3)
Moles of Fe = 48 moles of Fe
Therefore, approximately 48 moles of pure iron would be formed as a product.