Question

What is the oxidtion state of Fe?

Answer 1

Fe is in +4 oxidation state. Fe can show +2,+3 and +4 oxidation state. watch this trick to find out.

Answer 2

Fe is 0 becoz

However, the oxidation number of Fe in its compounds can take different values.

The most common oxidation numbers of Fe are +2, as in FeCl2, and +3, as in FeCl3.

Compounds are known in which iron has other oxidation numbers