Chromium powder is heated in oxygen. Analysis of the solid product identifies Cr3+\mathrm{Cr^{3+}}Cr3+ ions and O2−\mathrm{O^{2-}}O2− ions.
What is the balanced symbol equation for this reaction?
4Cr+3O2→2Cr2O3\mathrm{4Cr + 3O_{2} \rightarrow 2Cr_{2}O_{3}}4Cr+3O2→2Cr2O3
3Cr+O2→Cr3O2\mathrm{3Cr + O_{2} \rightarrow Cr_{3}O_{2}}3Cr+O2→Cr3O2
2Cr+O2→2CrO\mathrm{2Cr + O_{2} \rightarrow 2CrO}2Cr+O2→2CrO
2Cr+3O2→Cr2O3\mathrm{2Cr + 3O_{2} \rightarrow Cr_{2}O_{3}}2Cr+3O2→Cr2O3
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