If a nail made of elemental iron [Fe(s)] is placed in an aqueous solution of a soluble palladium(II) salt [Pd2+(aq)], the nail will gradually disappear as the iron enters the solution as Fe3+(aq) and palladium metal [Pd(s)] forms.  Balance and show the chemical equation that describes this reaction.

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If a nail made of elemental iron [Fe(s)] is placed in an aqueous solution of a soluble palladium(II) salt [Pd2+(aq)], the nail will gradually disappear as the iron enters the solution as Fe3+(aq) and palladium metal [Pd(s)] forms. 

Balance and show the chemical equation that describes this reaction.

 
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