Question

4. Concentration of filtrate leads to formation of pure crystals of Mohr's salt, the process
involved is known as ....
a. crystallization
b. fractional crystallization
c. purification
d. evaporation
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Answer 1

A IS THE CORRECT ANSWER

Ammonium iron(II) sulfate, or Mohr's salt, is the inorganic compound with the formula (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2(H2O)6. Containing two different cations, Fe2+ and NH4+, it is classified as a double salt of ferrous sulfate and ammonium sulfate. It is a common laboratory reagent because it is readily crystallized, and crystals resist oxidation by air. Like the other ferrous sulfate salts, ferrous ammonium sulfate dissolves in water to give the aquo complex [Fe(H2O)6]2+, which has octahedral molecular geometry.[1] Its mineral form is mohrite.