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What is the equivalent weight of Iron in FeCl2?Given Fe=55.8 2 Cl atoms react with 1 Fe. So 1 Cl should react with half Fe, so answer should be 27.9. But that isn`t in the options. Help

What is the equivalent weight of Iron in FeCl2?Given Fe=55.8 2 Cl atoms react with 1 Fe. So 1 Cl should react with half Fe, so answer should be 27.9. But that isn`t in the options. Help

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
6 years ago
Dear Student,

The options must be wrong here.

          Because  in this case valency of Fe is 2

        Hereby the equivalent should  be atomic weight/2

         i.e. 55.8/2=27.9.

 

Cheers!!
Regards,
Vikas (B. Tech. 4th year
Thapar University)

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