[student8607]

I don't know if I have just been up too long tonight or what, but I can NOT get this thing balanced.

Fe₂O₃ + CO --> Fe + CO₂

[macman104]

Well, you can only balance oxygens in multiples of 2 on the right side.

You already have 4 oxygens on the right, which means you need 2 CO₂ on the left.

But now you need two carbons on the left, which doesn't work, because that gives you 5 oxygens on the left (2 from CO and 3 from Fe2O3), which you can't do, so you *Ignore me, I am impatient* it up to 3 CO, which you can then balance on the right with 3 CO₂

Or, alternatively, you can go here, lol:

http://www.webqc.org/balance.php

[student8607]

So, in other words, I need to get some sleep.
 

Thanks for your *delete me*

[rockstarzy]

Fe2O3+3CO----2Fe+3CO2

[JGK]

Fe2O3+3CO----2Fe+3CO2

The general idea s to get the poster to get to this stage, not to spoon feed answers