Have i done this chem question right?

so the question is about reacting masses

calculate the mass of iron oxide produced if 28g of iron is burnt in the air.

2Fe+1.5O2=Fe2O3

heres what i've done

. find the RFM of Fe and Fe2O3 which was 55.8 and 159.6

. I divided each RFM by the smallest one that i need for this question (55.8)

. 55.8/55.8 = 1 159.6/55.8 = 2.86 (to 3 sig fig)

. Then i did 2.86 x 55.8 = 159.588 grams

i dont think this is right , someone help

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Reply 1

the bear

this will not get many answers in the Relationship forum.

Reply 2

Ray_Shadows

Original post by the bear

this will not get many answers in the Relationship forum.

aw *******s how do i change it

Reply 3

saharan_skies

that's not right; you're not working out iron, you're trying to work out iron OXIDE. So you have to use the formula: moles = mass/molar mass and then multiply to get the mass. don't forget to take moles into account too.

tag one of the admins who run this part of the forum to change the tag

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Reply 4

the bear

Original post by Ray_Shadows

aw *******s how do i change it

it's OK i have requested a move.

although Relationships depend on that special chemistry i think you will struggle on this forum :teehee:

Reply 5

MexicanKeith

Original post by Ray_Shadows

so the question is about reacting masses (which generally makes me wanna kms)

calculate the mass of iron oxide produced if 28g of iron is burnt in the air.

2Fe+1.5O2=Fe2O3

heres what i've done

. find the RFM of Fe and Fe2O3 which was 55.8 and 159.6

. I divided each RFM by the smallest one that i need for this question (55.8)

. 55.8/55.8 = 1 159.6/55.8 = 2.86 (to 3 sig fig)

. Then i did 2.86 x 55.8 = 159.588 grams

i dont think this is right , someone help

How many moles of Fe to begin with?

How many moles of Fe2O3 are produced by each mole of Fe being reacted?

How many moles of Fe2O3 are being produced in this case?

What mass of Fe2O3 is that?

Reply 6

Ray_Shadows

Original post by the bear

it's OK i have requested a move.

although Relationships depend on that special chemistry i think you will struggle on this forum :teehee:

ha got em

Reply 7

Ray_Shadows

Original post by saharan_skies

any websites where i can look this stuff up

Reply 8

Ray_Shadows

Original post by MexicanKeith

How many moles of Fe to begin with?

How many moles of Fe2O3 are produced by each mole of Fe being reacted?

How many moles of Fe2O3 are being produced in this case?

What mass of Fe2O3 is that?

.2 moles ?

. 1 mole ?

. idk

.that's what i'm trying to find out

Reply 9

EllieH01

First you need to find the moles of iron by doing moles=mass/RFM, I.e.28/55.8=0.5 moles of iron
In the equation, 2 moles of iron reacts to form 1 mole of iron oxide. Since in the question you have 0.5 moles of iron, you have 0.5/2= 0.25 moles of iron oxide
To find the mass of iron oxide, mass=moles x RFM so mass=0.25x159.6=39.9g. I think this is right.

Reply 10

saharan_skies

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Once you figured out the moles of Fe; you can work out the moles of Fe2O3 because there's a 2:1 mole ratio. To get Fe2O3 you need to divide the mole of Fe by 2 to get it. Then you multiply the molar mass of Fe2O3 (103.8) by the moles (0.25..) to get the answer.

The molar mass of Fe2O3 isn't 103.8, my bad but it's still the same method.

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Reply 11

MexicanKeith

Original post by Ray_Shadows

.2 moles ?

. 1 mole ?

. idk

.that's what i'm trying to find out

The only equation you need to know is that Mr = m/n

Mr is relative molecular mass
m is mass
n is number of moles

1) 28g of Fe
Mr = 55.8 gmol^-1
so moles of Fe = 28/55.8 = 0.502 moles

2) each mole of Fe produces half a mole of Fe2O3 when reacted

3) In this case 0.502 moles of Fe reacts so is must make 0.502/2= 0.251 moles of Fe2O3

4) n=0.251 moles
Mr= 159.7 gmol^-1
m= 0.251x159.7 = 40.1 grams of product