{"id":1031,"date":"2023-08-02T13:33:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T18:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webref.org\/wp\/?p=1031"},"modified":"2023-08-15T18:35:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T23:35:41","slug":"ammonium-ironii-sulfate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webref.org\/wp\/ammonium-ironii-sulfate\/","title":{"rendered":"Ammonium iron(II) sulfate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ammonium iron(II) sulfate, also known as Mohr’s salt, is a chemical compound with the formula (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2\u00b76H2O. It is a double salt containing two different cations: ammonium ions (NH4+) and iron(II) ions (Fe2+), as well as sulfate<\/a> ions (SO4^2-) and water molecules (H2O).<\/p>\n

Here are some key points about ammonium iron(II) sulfate:<\/p>\n

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  1. Formula: The chemical formula (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2\u00b76H2O represents the composition of ammonium iron(II) sulfate. The ammonium ion (NH4+) is a positively charged polyatomic ion, while the iron(II) ion (Fe2+) is a divalent cation.<\/li>\n
  2. Preparation: Ammonium iron(II) sulfate is commonly prepared by dissolving ferrous sulfate (FeSO4) in a solution of ammonium sulfate ((NH4)2SO4) with subsequent crystallization.<\/li>\n
  3. Appearance: In its pure form, ammonium iron(II) sulfate appears as pale green crystals with a characteristic metallic taste.<\/li>\n
  4. Solubility: Ammonium iron(II) sulfate is soluble in water, and its solubility increases with temperature.<\/li>\n
  5. Uses: Ammonium iron(II) sulfate is used as a reagent in analytical chemistry to standardize potassium dichromate solutions in redox titrations. It is also used as a reducing agent in certain chemical reactions.<\/li>\n
  6. Oxidation State: The iron ion in ammonium iron(II) sulfate has a +2 oxidation state, which is why the compound is also referred to as iron(II) sulfate or ferrous sulfate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Ammonium iron(II) sulfate is a versatile compound with various applications in analytical chemistry and as a reducing agent. It is essential to handle and store this compound appropriately and in accordance with safety protocols due to its potential hazards and reactivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Ammonium iron(II) sulfate, also known as Mohr’s salt, is a chemical compound with the formula (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2\u00b76H2O. It is a double salt containing two different cations: ammonium ions (NH4+) and iron(II) ions (Fe2+), as well as sulfate ions (SO4^2-) and water molecules (H2O). Here are some key points about ammonium iron(II) sulfate: Formula: The chemical formula … Continue reading “Ammonium iron(II) sulfate”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chemistry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webref.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webref.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webref.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webref.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webref.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1031"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/webref.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1791,"href":"https:\/\/webref.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1031\/revisions\/1791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webref.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webref.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webref.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}