Given the reaction Fe + O2 Right arrow. Fe2(3+)O3(2-), what happens to the oxidation states of these elements?Fe Fe is reduced from 0 to +3.Fe is oxidized from 0 to +3.Fe is reduced from +3 to +6.Fe is oxidized from +3 to +6.

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Fe is oxidized from 0 to +3.; O is reduced from 0 to –2.

Balancing Oxidation-Reduction Equations

Given the reaction Fe + O2 Right arrow. Fe2(3+)O3(2-), what happens to the oxidation states of these elements?Fe Fe is reduced from 0 to +3.Fe is oxidized from 0 to +3.Fe is reduced from +3 to +6.Fe is oxidized from +3 to +6.

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