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Offline spickid

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Balancing RedOx Reactions in Acidic
« on: September 18, 2008, 11:26:58 PM »
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Reduce all coefficients to the lowest possible integral values.
Include H2O(l) and H+(aq) appropriately to complete the equation.


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Fe(s) + Cl−(aq) ® HFeCl4(aq) + H2(g)

My answer :  Fe(s) + 4Cl^- + 3H^+(aq) -> HFeCl4(aq) + H2(g)

what am I doing wrong?  ???

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Re: Balancing RedOx Reactions in Acidic
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2008, 01:46:26 AM »
Fe has two oxidation levels. The highest one cannot be achieved in the presence of a strong reductor (ie hydrogen)
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