Al + HClO3 = Al(Cl3)3 + Cl2 + H2O , It is correct?

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gabrielfloresz
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Al + HClO3 = Al(Cl3)3 + Cl2 + H2O , It is correct?

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I need to know if the equation is correct and balance it
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Nope. The reaction between Aluminium and Chloric Acid liberates Hydrogen, not Chlorine. Also,

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Al(Cl3)3
is nonsensical.; you dropped an O, so there is no need for water to balance the oxygen.

It is a metal-acid reduction/oxidation.

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2 Al + 6 HClO3 = 2 Al(ClO3)3 + 3 H2 (g)
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