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Dragonfly6191
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This is the equation I am supposed to write and balance:
The formation of solid iron (III) chloride
from its elements.
I tried to write it like this- 3Fe + 2Cl = 2FeCl3
But my teacher then asked: How does chlorine exist as an element?What I mean is if I have a container full of chlorine at room temperature the chlorine exists as Cl2 molecules . Other nonmetals also exist like this such as O2 and N2.
I'm not sure what this means and how to solve the equation. Can someone help please?
The formation of solid iron (III) chloride
from its elements.
I tried to write it like this- 3Fe + 2Cl = 2FeCl3
But my teacher then asked: How does chlorine exist as an element?What I mean is if I have a container full of chlorine at room temperature the chlorine exists as Cl2 molecules . Other nonmetals also exist like this such as O2 and N2.
I'm not sure what this means and how to solve the equation. Can someone help please?