Question

4. Write a chemical equation for the following reactions.

(a) Reaction of iron with steam

Answer 1

Reaction of iron with steam

• Iron react with steam to form iron oxide and hydrogen gas.

$$\begin{gathered} 3\mathrm{Fe}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+4{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\to {\mathrm{Fe}}_3{\mathrm{O}}_4\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+4{\mathrm{H}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right) \\ \mathrm{Iron}\mathrm{steam}\mathrm{iron}\mathrm{oxide}\mathrm{hydrogen} \end{gathered}$$