The number of I atoms in the reactants is greater than the number in the product : True or False There are 4 atoms of F in both the reactants and the products. True or False
The illustration represents a valid chemical transformation. True or false

Explanation:

We can summarize the reaction shown as:

                2F₂  +   I₂  →   2F₃I

Since I is purple

         F is the green

The number of I atoms in the reactants is greater than the number in the product

False:

The number of I atoms on both side of the expression is 2

There are 4 atoms of F in both the reactants and the products.

False:

There are 4 atoms of F on the reactant side and 6 atoms of F on the product side

The illustration represents a valid chemical transformation. True or false

False

The reaction does not represent a valid chemical transformation because in a valid chemical transformation, the number of atoms on both sides of the expression must be the same.

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