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Grade 8Physical Chemistry

Consult the table of standard electrode potentials and suggest three substances that can oxidise ferrous ions under suitable conditions.

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12 Years agoGrade 8
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11 Years ago
oxidation of ferrous ion is given by
Fe+2 ----->Fe+3 +e-
Substance having lower reduction potential in standard electrode potential will oxidise ferrous ion to ferric ion.Thus strong oxidising agent like copper,silver and fluorine,chlorine etc can oxidise Fe+2 to Fe+3 respectively