How to BalanceAl + Fe2O3 = Al2O3 + Fe

How to Balance Aluminum + Iron (II) oxide → Aluminum oxide + Iron

Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a single replacement reaction.

Word Equation: Aluminum + Iron (II) oxide → Aluminum oxide + Iron

Balancing Strategies: In this single replacement (also called displacement) reaction the Al and Fe are switching places.

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When balancing chemical equations our goal is to have the same number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation.

Only change the coefficients (these are the numbers in front substances).
Coefficients are the numbers in front of the molecule.

Never change the subscripts (the small numbers after elements).
Coefficients are the numbers in front of the molecule.