How many moles of aluminum are needed to react completely with 5.4 mol of FeO?

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anor277
May 2, 2017

Do you mean the #"thermite reaction"#? The substrate is not #"ferrous oxide"#.

Explanation:

#"Ferric oxide"# reacts with #"aluminum"# to give molten iron and #"aluminum oxide"#:

#Fe_2O_3(s) + 2 Al(s)rarr 2 Fe(l) + Al_2O_3(s)+Delta#

This reaction is still used on railways to join (i.e. weld) lengths of rail track together.

Anyway over to you for clarification.

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