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Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations

Question 14 • CHS Chemistry A

The compound FeCl3 is made of

Answer
t
three molecules of iron chloride.
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one atom of iron and three atoms of carbon.
o
one atom of iron and three atoms of chlorine.
t
two atoms of iodine, one atom of iron, and one atom of carbon.

Explanation

In FeCl₃, Fe represents iron and has no subscript, so there is one iron atom. Cl represents chlorine, and the subscript 3 means there are three chlorine atoms; therefore, the compound is made of one atom of iron and three atoms of chlorine.

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