Question

Please help!! Tell the ratio of Fe to Cl2 in:
2Fe + 3Cl2 —-> 2FeCl3

(a) 3:2
(b) 2:3
(c) 2:2
(d) 2:2:3

pleaseeee help me

Answer 1

The ratio of $Fe$ to $Cl_{2}$ can be determined via the stoichiometric ratios of the reactants in the given equation:

$2Fe+3 Cl_{2}$  → $2Fe Cl_{3}$

where the numbers in front of the elements/molecules are the stoichiometric ratios. Since we are concerned with the two reactants, we can say that the ratio of $Fe: Cl_{2}$ is equal to $2:3$.