Chapter F, Problem H.26E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The given chemical equation has to be balanced.

    ${\text{FeTiO}}_{\text{3}}(s)+{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}(g)+\text{C}(s)\to {\text{TiCl}}_{\text{4}}(l)+{\text{FeCl}}_{\text{3}}(s)+\text{CO}(g)$

Concept Introduction:

Chemical equation is a short form representation of a chemical reaction with all the required conditions necessary for the reaction to take place.  As the atoms are neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction, the number of atoms of same element has to be equal on both sides of the equation.  This is known as balanced chemical equation.  Coefficients can be changed but not the subscript.