I have to balance a double replacement chemical reaction. I do not know if I am doing it right. The question is
1/2 of A combines with 1/3 of K.
A = FeCl (ag) and K = NaOH
Is the answer FeCl+NaOH = FeOH + ClNa?
What does (ag) mean? Do you mean (aq)? (aq would mean aqueous)
There is no stable compound with the formula FeCl. I don't known what you mean by 1/2 of A and 1/3 of K. What are the units? moles? kilograms?
Perhaps DrBob222 can make sense of your question.
Sorry I mistyped. I meant to type aq.
I don't feel so bad that it is confusing to others.
The actual assignment states balance the equation for 1/2 of A, where A is FECl, is combined with 1/3 of K, where K is NaOH. I have no other information .
I looked at the problem and it doesn't make sense to me either so I've passed it up.
To balance a double replacement chemical reaction, you need to follow a few steps. Let's walk through the process together.
First, write out the reactants and products of the reaction. In this case, the reactants are FeCl (iron chloride) and NaOH (sodium hydroxide). The products are FeOH (iron hydroxide) and ClNa (sodium chloride).
Next, determine the charges of the ions involved in the reaction. Fe has a charge of 3+, Cl has a charge of 1-, Na has a charge of 1+, and OH has a charge of 1-.
Now, you can combine the ions to form the products. Fe3+ will combine with OH-, and Na+ will combine with Cl-. The resulting products are FeOH and NaCl.
So, the balanced chemical equation for the reaction is:
FeCl + NaOH → FeOH + NaCl
In this balanced equation, we have the correct proportions of the reactants and products. Each side of the equation has the same number of atoms for each element.
Therefore, the answer to your question is "No, the correct balanced equation for the reaction is FeCl + NaOH → FeOH + NaCl."