State whether the following statement is true or false:

The equation for this reaction: Iron [III] chloride plus aluminum yields aluminum chloride and iron will be FeCl3 + Al 🡪 Fe + AlCl3.

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Detailed Solution

The given statement is true.
Concept: The equation for this reaction: Iron [III] chloride plus aluminum yields aluminum chloride and iron will be as follow:
FeCl3 + Al 🡪 Fe + AlCl3
When elements known as reactants react with each other to give a chemical change which produces new elements along with evolution of gasses then such process is referred to as chemical reaction. In the above given equation FeCl3 reactions with aluminum metal to give aqueous solution of AlCl3 and metallic iron.
Chemical reactions are symbolic representations of chemical change that take place when two or more than two reactants react with each other. There are two types of elements : the elements which react with each other leading to a chemical change are known as reactants and the elements which are produced to this chemical change in a reaction are called products. A balanced reaction is the one which has an equal number of atoms of each and every element on both left and right halves of reaction.
The compounds given in the above questions are:
FeCl3 = Ferric chloride (As Cl- is the chemical representation of chloride and a metal iron with oxidation state of +3 is attached to this group hence it is FeCl3. The formula is made by a criss-cross method of valency of elements and compounds).
Al: It is aluminum metal which lies above iron in electrochemical series hence can displace iron from its aqueous solution.
The reaction between them is as follow:
FeCl3 + Al 🡪 Fe + AlCl3
Aluminum is more reactive than iron in electrochemical series hence displaces iron from its aqueous solution to form aluminum chloride and metallic iron.
Since the arrow is in only one direction it is a unidirectional reaction. The arrow is from reactant to product so it is a forward reaction. The above reaction is balanced chemical reaction as number of atoms on reactant and product side are equal, so the chemical equation is:
FeCl3 + Al 🡪 Fe + AlCl3
Hence, the given statement is true.

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