Input interpretation
water + ammonia + iron(III) chloride ⟶ iron(III) hydroxide + ammonium chloride
Balanced equation
Balance the chemical equation algebraically: + + ⟶ + Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 + c_2 + c_3 ⟶ c_4 + c_5 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, O, N, Cl and Fe: H: | 2 c_1 + 3 c_2 = 3 c_4 + 4 c_5 O: | c_1 = 3 c_4 N: | c_2 = c_5 Cl: | 3 c_3 = c_5 Fe: | c_3 = c_4 Since the coefficients are relative quantities and underdetermined, choose a coefficient to set arbitrarily. To keep the coefficients small, the arbitrary value is ordinarily one. For instance, set c_3 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 3 c_2 = 3 c_3 = 1 c_4 = 1 c_5 = 3 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 3 + 3 + ⟶ + 3
Structures
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Names
water + ammonia + iron(III) chloride ⟶ iron(III) hydroxide + ammonium chloride
Chemical names and formulas
| water | ammonia | iron(III) chloride | iron(III) hydroxide | ammonium chloride Hill formula | H_2O | H_3N | Cl_3Fe | FeH_3O_3 | ClH_4N name | water | ammonia | iron(III) chloride | iron(III) hydroxide | ammonium chloride IUPAC name | water | ammonia | trichloroiron | ferric trihydroxide | ammonium chloride