Chapter 9, Problem 113A

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The skeleton equation and the balanced chemical equation for the reaction between iron and chlorine needs to be determined.

Concept introduction:

In a chemical reaction, the reactants are written on the left side of the equation and the product is written on the right side. The product and the reactants contain an arrow between them showing the proceeding of the reaction from the reactants to the products.

Answer to Problem 113A

The skeletal equation for the reaction between iron and chlorine is as follows:

$\text{Fe}\left(\text{s}\right)\text{+}{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}\to {\text{FeCl}}_{\text{3}}\left(\text{s}\right)$

And, the balanced chemical equation for the reaction between iron and chlorine is as follows:

$\text{2Fe}\left(\text{s}\right)\text{+}3{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}\to 2{\text{FeCl}}_{\text{3}}\left(\text{s}\right)$

Explanation of Solution

The skeletal equation for the reaction between iron and chlorine is as follows:

$\text{Fe}\left(\text{s}\right)\text{+}{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}\to {\text{FeCl}}_{\text{3}}\left(\text{s}\right)$

Now, one can balance the number of moles of Fe and chloride on both the sides of the reaction.

So, the balanced chemical equation for the reaction between iron and chlorine is as follows:

$\text{2Fe}\left(\text{s}\right)\text{+}3{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}\to 2{\text{FeCl}}_{\text{3}}\left(\text{s}\right)$

Conclusion

The skeletal equation for the reaction between iron and chlorine is,

$\text{Fe}\left(\text{s}\right)\text{+}{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}\to {\text{FeCl}}_{\text{3}}\left(\text{s}\right)$

And, the balanced chemical equation for the reaction is,

$\text{2Fe}\left(\text{s}\right)\text{+}3{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}\to 2{\text{FeCl}}_{\text{3}}\left(\text{s}\right)$