Question

Write balanced chemical equation to explain what happens, when ferric oxide is reduced with aluminium.

Answer 1

Ferric oxide and aluminium reaction. Along with molten iron, this process produces a significant amount of heat. The thermite reaction is the process of turning metal oxide into metal by employing aluminium powder as a reducing agent.

Fe₂O₃(s) + 2Al(s) → 2Fe(l) + A1₂O₃(s) + Heat