Fe + Cl2 → FeCl2 – Balanced equation

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This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

2 Cl + 2 e^- → 2 Cl^-I (reduction)

Fe - 2 e^- → Fe^II (oxidation)

Cl₂ is an oxidizing agent, Fe is a reducing agent.

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Reactants:

Fe
- Names: Iron , Fe , Element 26
Cl₂
- Names: Chlorine , Molecular chlorine
- Appearance: Greenish-yellow compressed liquefied gas with pungent odour ; Greenish-yellow gas with a pungent, irritating odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.]

Products:

FeCl₂ – Iron(II) chloride , Iron dichloride
- Other names: Ferrous chloride , Rokühnite , [FeCl3] , FeCl3
- Appearance: Tan solid (anhydrous) | Pale green solid (di-tetrahydrate) ; White-to-light-green hygroscopic crystals