Fine particles of metallic iron can be injected underground to remediate pollution of underground aquifers by the industrial solvent trichloroethane. In one experiment, 2400L of an aqueous emulsion containing ~480 kg of Fe(0) consumed  17.0 kg of trichloroethane in 5 months.  Write a balanced reaction using H2O and H+ to complete the balancing.  What percentage of injected iron was used by this reaction in 5 months? Fe + C2HCl3 ---> Fe2+ + C2H4 + Cl-

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Fine particles of metallic iron can be injected underground to remediate pollution of underground aquifers by the industrial solvent trichloroethane. In one experiment, 2400L of an aqueous emulsion containing ~480 kg of Fe(0) consumed  17.0 kg of trichloroethane in 5 months. 

Write a balanced reaction using H2O and H+ to complete the balancing. 

What percentage of injected iron was used by this reaction in 5 months?

Fe + C2HCl3 ---> Fe2+ + C2H4 + Cl-

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