Question

Aluminum + Iron (III) oxide gives Aluminum oxide and iron.

The above reaction is an example of a:

Answer 1

The reaction between iron(III) oxide and aluminum produces aluminum oxide and iron.

The chemical equation of the reaction is:

$\underset{\mathrm{Iron}\left(\mathrm{III}\right)\mathrm{oxide}}{3{\mathrm{Fe}}_3\mathrm{O}{}_2(\mathrm{s})}+\underset{\mathrm{Aluminum}}{4\mathrm{Al}\left(\mathrm{S}\right)}\to \underset{\mathrm{Aluminum}\mathrm{Oxide}}{2{\mathrm{Al}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Iron}}{6\mathrm{Fe}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}$

Since aluminum has displaced iron from its compound, Ferric oxide. It is a displacement reaction