Write and balance equations for the following reactions.

A)Iron metal and Chlorine gas react to form solid iron(III) chloride.

B)Solid aluminum carbonate decomposes to form solid aluminum oxide and carbon dioxide gas.

C)Solid magnesium reacts with aqueous silver nitrate to form solid silver and aqueous magnesium nitrate.

)Iron metal and Chlorine gas react to form solid iron(III) chloride.

These are word equations. You are to turn them into symbolic equations. You are not asked to predict the products; those are given to you. Here is how you do the first one.
Fe + Cl2 ==> FeCl3
Now balance it.
2Fe + 3Cl2 ==> 2FeCl3

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How do we get Cl2? if the word equation is iron + chlorine = Iron (iii) chloride. The valency of Chlorine is 2.

A) Iron metal and Chlorine gas react to form solid iron(III) chloride.

Iron (Fe) + Chlorine (Cl₂) → Iron(III) Chloride (FeCl₃)

B) Solid aluminum carbonate decomposes to form solid aluminum oxide and carbon dioxide gas.
Aluminum Carbonate (Al₂(CO₃)₃) → Aluminum Oxide (Al₂O₃) + Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)

C) Solid magnesium reacts with aqueous silver nitrate to form solid silver and aqueous magnesium nitrate.
Magnesium (Mg) + Silver Nitrate (AgNO₃) → Silver (Ag) + Magnesium Nitrate (Mg(NO₃)₂)

Sure! Let's go through each reaction step-by-step and write the balanced equations.

A) Iron metal and chlorine gas react to form solid iron(III) chloride.
To balance this equation, we need to ensure that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides.

Iron (Fe) is a metal with a charge of 0, while chlorine (Cl) is a diatomic molecule with a charge of 0.
The reaction can be written as:
2 Fe(s) + 3 Cl2(g) → 2 FeCl3(s)

B) Solid aluminum carbonate decomposes to form solid aluminum oxide and carbon dioxide gas.
First, let's write the formula for aluminum carbonate: Al2(CO3)3.

The decomposition reaction can be written as:
Al2(CO3)3(s) → Al2O3(s) + 3 CO2(g)

C) Solid magnesium reacts with aqueous silver nitrate to form solid silver and aqueous magnesium nitrate.
First, let's write the formulas for magnesium (Mg) and silver nitrate (AgNO3).

The reaction can be written as:
Mg(s) + 2 AgNO3(aq) → 2 Ag(s) + Mg(NO3)2(aq)

I hope this helps! If you have any further questions, feel free to ask.