Fe + H2SO3 + 8 H2O → FeSO4*7H2O + 2 H2

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

SIV - 2 e- → SVI (oxidation)

4 HI + 4 e- → 4 H0 (reduction)

Fe0 - 2 e- → FeII (oxidation)

Reactants:

  • Fe
    • Names: Iron source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Fe source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 26 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
  • H2SO3 – Sulfurous acid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: S(O)(OH)2 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Sulphurous acid source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • H2O – Water, oxidane source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Water (H2O) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Hydrogen hydroxide (HH or HOH) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Hydrogen oxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Appearance: White crystalline solid, almost colorless liquid with a hint of blue, colorless gas source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27

Products:

  • FeSO4*7H2O
  • H2
    • Names: Dihydrogen source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Hydrogen source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, H2 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Odourless colourless compressed gas source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04