Tuesday, August 16, 2011

I need help predicting this reaction. FeTiO3(s)+FeO3(s)+H2SO4(aq) => ?

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is used extensively as a white pigment. It is produced from an ore that contains ilmenite (FeTiO3) and ferric oxide (FeO3). The ore is digested with an aqueous sulfuric acid solution. What are the products??? I thought it might be [(TiO)SO4]+FeSO4 but then the hydrogen needs to be balanced, so I added an H2O to the product side but then the equation becomes impossible to balance. Please help me!

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