Answer:
12.6g of Fe.
Explanation:
We'll begin by writing the balanced equation for the reaction. This is given below:
2Fe2O3(s) —> 4Fe(s) + 3O2(g)
Next, we shall determine the mass of Fe2O3 that decomposed and the mass of Fe that is produced from the balanced equation.
This is illustrated below:
Mola mass of Fe2O3 = (56 x 2) + (16x3) = 160g/mol
Mass of Fe2O3 from the balanced equation = 2 x 160= 320g
Molar mass of Fe = 56g/mol
Mass of Fe from the balanced equation = 4 x 56 = 224g
From the balanced equation above,
320g of Fe2O3 decomposes to produce 224g of Fe.
Finall, we can obtain the mass of the Fe produced from the decomposition of 18g of Fe2O3 as follow:
From the balanced equation above,
320g of Fe2O3 decomposes to produce 224g of Fe.
Therefore 18g of Fe2O3 will decompose to produce = (18x224)/320 = 12.6g of Fe.
Therefore, 12.6g of Fe is obtained from 18g of Fe2O3.