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Im editing a youtube video now and im adding a equation into it but want to know if thats whats actually happening... i dont want to look like a fool
and say something thats not happening.
Im making Iron(III) Oxide with electrolysis with 2 iron nails...
So ive made a salt solution, added the 2 electrodes (both with nails) and then turn on the power... after a while a precipitate of Iron OxyHydroxide
forms which after a while decomposes into Iron(III) Oxide... ive done all that and its finished, but is the following equastions correct?
2NaCl + 2H<sub>2</sub>O --> 2NaOH + Cl<sub>2</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>
What electrode does the iron get oxidized?
Fe + H<sub>2</sub>O --> FeO + H<sub>2</sub>
NaOH + FeO --> FeO(OH) + Na (i know the Na doesnt actually get made, just more NaOH)
2FeO(OH) --> Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O
Do these equations seem to be right to what actually happened in my experiment? |