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Analysis shows that FeO has a non-stoichiometric composition with formula Fe0.95O.Give reaqson.

Answer 1

The reason why analysis shows that FeO has a non - stoichiometric composition with formula Fe0.950 is that :

The non - stoichiometry reflects the ease of oxidation of Fe^²⁺ to Fe^³⁺ effectively replacing a small portion of Fe^²⁺ with two thirds their number of Fe^³⁺ .

Thus for every "missing" Fe^²⁺ ions, the crystals contains two Fe^³⁺ ions to balance the charge.  for example

3Fe^²⁺ =  2Fe^³⁺  to maintain electrical neutrality.

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Analysis shows that FeO has a non- stoichiometric composition with formula Fe0.95O. Give reason

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?The non-stoichiometry occurs because of the instability in the FeO molecule as undergo the oxidation of Fe+2 to Fe+3 effectively replacing a small portion of Fe+2 with two thirds their number of Fe+3.

Thus for every three "missing" Fe+2 ions, the crystal contains two Fe+3 ions to balance the charge. This change in composition violets the law of constant composition as the composition of the compound usually varies in a continuous manner over a narrow range. Thus FeO becomes a non-stoichiometric compound and the formula is written as Fe(1-x)O, where x is a small number representing the deviation from the "ideal" formula.

Generally, it is written as Fe0.95O or found in the form of FeO.Fe2O3 represented as Fe3O4.