Question

How is this a balanced chemical equation ?

2 Fe2O3 + 3 C → 4 Fe + 3 CO2

Answer 1

For a balanced equation, you are looking for the same numbers of molecules for both your products and reactants.

On your reactant side, you have 4 Fe molecules, 6 O molecules and 3 C molecules.

On your product side, you have 4 Fe molecules, 3 C molecules and 6 O molecules.

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