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How many moles of oxygen reacts with 2.4 moleof iron in the rusting reaction?Asked by Dorrish
How many moles of oxygen gas react with 2.4 moles of iron in the rusting reaction?
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DrBob222
Assuming the formula for rust is Fe2O3 (and that's a simplified formula--it is more complicated than that), then 4Fe + 3O2 --> 2Fe2O3.
moles O2 = 2.4 mols Fe x (3 moles O2/4 mols Fe) = 2.4 x 3/4 = ?
moles O2 = 2.4 mols Fe x (3 moles O2/4 mols Fe) = 2.4 x 3/4 = ?