Question

Thermite reaction iron(III)oxide reacts with aluminum and gives molten iron aluminium oxide ...write a balaced equation and identify the reaction involved

Answer 1

2 Al(s) + Fe2O3(s) --> 2Fe(s) + Al2O3(s)  + 850 kJ/mol

The reaction of iron (III) oxide and aluminum is initiated by heat released from a small amount "starter mixture".  This reaction is an oxidation-reduction reaction, a single replacement reaction, producing great quantities of heat (flame and sparks) and a stream of molten iron and aluminum oxide which pours out of a hole in the bottom of the pot into sand.

Answer 2

ᵗʰᵉʳᵐⁱᵗᵉ ʳᵉᵃᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ ⁱʳᵒⁿ(ⁱⁱⁱ)ᵒˣⁱᵈᵉ ʳᵉᵃᶜᵗˢ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃˡᵘᵐⁱⁿᵘᵐ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵍⁱᵛᵉˢ ᵐᵒˡᵗᵉⁿ ⁱʳᵒⁿ ᵃˡᵘᵐⁱⁿⁱᵘᵐ ᵒˣⁱᵈᵉ ...ʷʳⁱᵗᵉ ᵃ ᵇᵃˡᵃᶜᵉᵈ ᵉզᵘᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱᵈᵉⁿᵗⁱᶠʸ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵉᵃᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ ⁱⁿᵛᵒˡᵛᵉᵈ


2⃣ ᵃˡ(ˢ) + ᶠᵉ2⃣ᵒ3⃣(ˢ) --> 2⃣ᶠᵉ(ˢ) + ᵃˡ2⃣ᵒ3⃣(ˢ)  + 8⃣5⃣0⃣ ᵏʲ/ᵐᵒˡ

ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵉᵃᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵒᶠ ⁱʳᵒⁿ (ⁱⁱⁱ) ᵒˣⁱᵈᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃˡᵘᵐⁱⁿᵘᵐ ⁱˢ ⁱⁿⁱᵗⁱᵃᵗᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ʰᵉᵃᵗ ʳᵉˡᵉᵃˢᵉᵈ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵃ ˢᵐᵃˡˡ ᵃᵐᵒᵘⁿᵗ "ˢᵗᵃʳᵗᵉʳ ᵐⁱˣᵗᵘʳᵉ".  ᵗʰⁱˢ ʳᵉᵃᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ ⁱˢ ᵃⁿ ᵒˣⁱᵈᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ-ʳᵉᵈᵘᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ ʳᵉᵃᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ, ᵃ ˢⁱⁿᵍˡᵉ ʳᵉᵖˡᵃᶜᵉᵐᵉⁿᵗ ʳᵉᵃᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ, ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜⁱⁿᵍ ᵍʳᵉᵃᵗ զᵘᵃⁿᵗⁱᵗⁱᵉˢ ᵒᶠ ʰᵉᵃᵗ (ᶠˡᵃᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵖᵃʳᵏˢ) ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃ ˢᵗʳᵉᵃᵐ ᵒᶠ ᵐᵒˡᵗᵉⁿ ⁱʳᵒⁿ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃˡᵘᵐⁱⁿᵘᵐ ᵒˣⁱᵈᵉ ʷʰⁱᶜʰ ᵖᵒᵘʳˢ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵃ ʰᵒˡᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵒᵗᵗᵒᵐ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵒᵗ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ˢᵃⁿᵈ.