A student wrote a chemical equation as shown. Fe2O3 + 3H2 → Fe + H2O
What should the student do to balance the equation?

A. Add a coefficient 2 before Fe and a 3 before H2O
B. Add a coefficient 3 before Fe and a 2 before H2O
C. Add a coefficient 4 before Fe and a 5 before H2O
D. Add a coefficient 5 before Fe and a 4 before H2O

it is to be noted that an alpha particle is an helium nucleus. so it contains 2 protons 2 neutrons and has a mass number of 4. when alpha decay particles are ejected from the nucleus it gets transformed into an atom which has atomic number less than 2 and a mass number less than 4.

an equation that could represent alpha decay is radium 226 decay of alpha particle forms radon 222.

→

2fe + 3h2so4 -> fe2(so4)3 + 3h2

it is necessary to balance equations in order to get the proper amount of reactants as well as products in order not to make a miscalculation.

you cannot change the subscripts as that would change the substance itself. for instance, diatomic elements such as h2 only have the subscript two when a gas. another example would be so4, if you were to change the subscript, the element would no longer be sulfate.

we change the coefficients instead as that only changes the number of molecules rather than the substance itself.

hope this !

your answer is a. the enthalpy of formation for a pure element in its standard state is always positive.

the answer is c. nacl