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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

A solution of FeCI3 in water gives a brown precipitate on standing.

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12 Years agoGrade 11
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12 Years ago
On standing FeCI3 is hydrolysed and produces colloidal solution of Fe(OH)3 which is in form of brown precipitate
FeCI3 + 3H2O ⇌ Fe(OH)3 ↓ + 3HCI
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