Al(NO3)3 + FeCl2 --> Fe(NO3)2 + AlCl3 ~
how to fix/ balance this chemical reaction?

The balanced equation

2Al(NO₃)₃ +  3FeCl₂ ⇒ 3Fe(NO₃)₂ + 2AlCl₃

Given

Reaction

Al(NO₃)₃ +  FeCl₂ --> Fe(NO₃)₂ + AlCl₃

Required

Balanced equation

Solution

Give a coefficient

aAl(NO₃)₃ +  bFeCl₂ --> Fe(NO₃)₂ + cAlCl₃

Make an equation

Fe, left=b, right=1⇒b=1

N, left=3a, right=2⇒3a=2⇒a=2/3

Cl, left=2b, right=3c⇒2b=3c⇒2.1=3c⇒c=2/3

The equation becomes :

2/3Al(NO₃)₃ +  FeCl₂ --> Fe(NO₃)₂ + 2/3AlCl₃ x3

2Al(NO₃)₃ +  3FeCl₂ --> 3Fe(NO₃)₂ + 2AlCl₃

the positions which points up in upward carbon and down in downward carbon are axial

and vice versa holds true for equatorial positions

so the correct answer with labelled diagram will be