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

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

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Sunil Kumar FP
askIITians Faculty 183 Points
9 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

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