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Question
You are provided with the following chemicals:
NaOH, Na2CO3, H2O, Zn(OH)2, CO2, HCI, Fe, H2SO4, CI2, Zn.
Using the suitable chemicals from the given list only, state briefly how you would prepare iron (III) chloride.
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Solution
Iron (III) chloride can be made by passing dry chlorine gas over Fe in a pyrex tube.
\[\ce{2Fe_{(s)} + 3Cl2_{(s)}->\underset{Iron (III) chloride}{2FeCl3}}\]
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