Aluminum metal reacts with aqueous iron (II) chloride to form aqueous aluminum chloride and iron metal. What is the stoichiometric coefficient for aluminum when the chemical equation is balanced using the lowest, whole-number stoichiometric coefficients?

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Vaughn Key

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2 May, 01:33

Aluminum metal reacts with aqueous iron (II) chloride to form aqueous aluminum chloride and iron metal. What is the stoichiometric coefficient for aluminum when the chemical equation is balanced using the lowest, whole-number stoichiometric coefficients?

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2Al + FeCl²⇒2AlCl + Fe

Explanation:

The stoichiometric number it uses is number two for aluminum (reactive) and also number two for aluminum chloride (product) so the stoichiometric equation will be balanced.