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Balance the chemical equation for the reaction between iron (III) oxide and aluminum to produce iron and aluminum oxide.

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To balance the chemical equation for the reaction between iron  III  oxide  Fe2O3  and aluminum  Al  to produce iron  Fe  and aluminum oxide  Al2O3 , we need to ensure that the number of atoms for each element is equal on both sides of the equation.Unbalanced equation: Fe2O3 + Al  Fe + Al2O3First, balance the iron  Fe  atoms:2Fe2O3 + Al  4Fe + Al2O3  Since there are 4 Fe atoms on the right side, we need 2 moles of Fe2O3 on the left side Next, balance the aluminum  Al  atoms:2Fe2O3 + 6Al  4Fe + 2Al2O3  Since there are 6 Al atoms on the right side, we need 6 moles of Al on the left side Now, the balanced chemical equation is:2Fe2O3 + 6Al  4Fe + 2Al2O3
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