In Chemical formula.....Fe3O4 .... Fe is ferrous or ferric please explain why
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answer is - Fe is Ferric
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As we know, valency of O is -2.
Let's take valency of Fe as x...
3x+(4(-2))=0
3x-8=0
x=8/3(This is the average of valency's of Fe)
But we know it can't be this..
This is because it is a Iron(II,III) oxide
It contains both ferrous and ferric
It contains 2 ferric and 1 ferrous atom.
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