Thermite is a metal powder mixture used frequently in pyrotechnics and metal construction work. It is composed of highly powderized aluminum and iron(III) oxide and when ignited by a high temperature source (such as burning magnesium ribbon), it reacts according to the following equation. Fe2O3(s) + 2 Al(s) → 2 Fe(l) + Al2O3(s) What mass of powderized Al is required to completely react with 37.3 g Fe2O3?   g Al

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Thermite is a metal powder mixture used frequently in pyrotechnics and metal construction work. It is composed of highly powderized aluminum and iron(III) oxide and when ignited by a high temperature source (such as burning magnesium ribbon), it reacts according to the following equation.

Fe2O3(s) + 2 Al(s) → 2 Fe(l) + Al2O3(s)

What mass of powderized Al is required to completely react with 37.3 g Fe2O3?
  g Al

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