Iron(III) oxide contains Fe3+\mathrm{Fe^{3+}}Fe3+ ions and O2−\mathrm{O^{2-}}O2− ions.
In a blast furnace, iron(III) oxide reacts with carbon monoxide to make iron and carbon dioxide.
What is the balanced symbol equation for this reaction?
FeO+CO→Fe+CO2\mathrm{FeO + CO \rightarrow Fe + CO_{2}}FeO+CO→Fe+CO2
Fe3O2+2CO→3Fe+2CO2\mathrm{Fe_{3}O_{2} + 2CO \rightarrow 3Fe + 2CO_{2}}Fe3O2+2CO→3Fe+2CO2
Fe2O3+CO→2Fe+CO2\mathrm{Fe_{2}O_{3} + CO \rightarrow 2Fe + CO_{2}}Fe2O3+CO→2Fe+CO2
Fe2O3+3CO→2Fe+3CO2\mathrm{Fe_{2}O_{3} + 3CO \rightarrow 2Fe + 3CO_{2}}Fe2O3+3CO→2Fe+3CO2
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