2 FeCl₃ + 3 Ca → 2 Fe + 3 CaCl₂

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

Ca is a reducing agent, FeCl₃ is an oxidizing agent.

Reactants:

• FeCl₃ – Iron(III) chloride , Iron trichloride
  • Other names: {{ubl , Ferric chloride , Ferric chloride (anhydrous) ... show moreIron(3+);trichloride , Ferric;trichloride , [FeCl3] , FeCl3 , Iron chloride , Flores martis , Molysite show less
  • Appearance: Green-black by reflected light; purple-red by transmitted light; yellow solid as hexahydrate; brown as {{abbr|aq.|aqueous}} solution ; Black-to-brown hygroscopic crystals
• Ca
  • Names: Calcium , Calcium (powder) , Ca ... show moreElement 20 , Calcicat show less
  • Appearance: Silvery-white-to-grey powder

Products:

• Fe
  • Names: Iron , Fe , Element 26 ... show moreFer , 26Fe , Eisen , Ferrum , Hierro , Carbonyl iron , Electrolytic iron , Ferrum metallicum , Iron powder , Iron, carbonyl , Iron, electrolytic , Iron, elemental , Iron, reduced , Reduced iron show less
• CaCl₂ – Calcium chloride
  • Other names: Calcium(II) chloride , Calcium dichloride , E509 ... show moreCalcium chloride (anhydrous) , Calcium chloride anhydrous , CaCl2 , Calcium chloride, anhydrous , Calcium Chloride , Calcium(2+) chloride show less
  • Appearance: White powder, hygroscopic ; Odourless hygroscopic colourless or white crystals