2 Fe + 3 ZnBr2 → 3 Zn + 2 FeBr3

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

3 ZnII + 6 e- → 3 Zn0 (reduction)

2 Fe0 - 6 e- → 2 FeIII (oxidation)

ZnBr2 is an oxidizing agent, Fe is a reducing agent.

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
  • ZnBr2 – Zinc bromide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Zinc(II) bromide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Zinc dibromide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Appearance: White crystalline powder | hygroscopic source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27

Products:

  • Zn
    • Names: Zinc source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Zinc powder (pyrophoric) source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Zn source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Grey-to-blue powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • FeBr3 – Iron(III) bromide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Ferric bromide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Iron tribromide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Tribromoiron source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, FeBr3 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Brown solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27