Although we usually think of substances as "burning" only in

Last updated: 7/29/2022

Although we usually think of substances as "burning" only in oxygen gas, the process of rapid oxidation to produce a flame may also take place in other strongly oxidizing gases. For example, when iron is heated and placed in pure chlorine gas, the iron "burns" according to the following (unbalanced) reaction: Fe(s) + Cl₂(g) → FeCl3 (s) How many milligrams of iron(III) chloride result when 10.50 mg of iron is reacted with an excess of chlorine gas? mg FeCls