reaction of a compound 'X' with aluminium is used for joining railway tracks or cracked machine parts.
(a) identify the compound 'X' .
(b) name the reaction.
(c) write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction.
1. Compound X is iron oxide - Fe2O3.
2. The reaction is - thermite reaction.
3. The balanced chemical reaction is:
Fe2O3 + 2 Al → 2 Fe + Al2O3