Question

Is FeSO4 ACIDIC OR BASIC AND WHY?

Answer 1

ferrous sulphate is an acidic salt. It is the salt of a strong acid Sulphuric acid (H2SO4) and weak base Ferrous Hydroxide Fe(OH)2.

Answer 2

Explanation:

A salt is defined as an ionic compound in which two oppositely charges ions chemically combine together.

An ion with positive charge is known as cation and an ion with a negative charge is known as an anion.

$FeSO_{4}$ is known as ferrous sulphate and it is formed by chemical reaction between sulfuric acid (strong acid) and ferric hydroxide (weak base).

The reaction equation will be as follows.

       $H_{2}SO_{4} + Fe(OH)_{2} \rightarrow FeSO_{4} + 2H_{2}O$

It is known that a reaction between strong acid and weak base will always result in the formation of acidic salt.

Thus, we can conclude that $FeSO_{4}$ is an acidic salt.