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IGCSE Chemistry: K2FeO4 Analysis

The document provides information and questions about the compound K2FeO4, including its empirical formula, how it can be prepared in the laboratory from iron(III) oxide, chlorine, and potassium hydroxide, stoichiometric calculations involving amounts of reactants in this reaction, whether chlorine is undergoing oxidation or reduction in the reaction, and what can be deduced about K2FeO4 from observing its reaction with potassium iodide solution.

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IGCSE Chemistry: K2FeO4 Analysis

The document provides information and questions about the compound K2FeO4, including its empirical formula, how it can be prepared in the laboratory from iron(III) oxide, chlorine, and potassium hydroxide, stoichiometric calculations involving amounts of reactants in this reaction, whether chlorine is undergoing oxidation or reduction in the reaction, and what can be deduced about K2FeO4 from observing its reaction with potassium iodide solution.

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Igcse structure question 3

Question 3
Analysis of a compound Z obtained from the planet Mars showed Z has the following
composition.

(a) Show that the empirical formula of Z is K2FeO4.

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(b) K2FeO4 can be prepared in the laboratory by the reaction between iron(III) oxide,
Fe2O3, chlorine, Cl2, and potassium hydroxide, KOH.
Fe2O3 + 3Cl2 + 10 KOH 2K2FeO4 + 6KCl + 5H2O
A 2.00 g sample of Fe2O3 is added to 20.0 cm3 of 4.00 mol dm3 KOH.
(i) Calculate the amount, in moles, of Fe2O3 used.
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(ii) Calculate the amount, in moles, of KOH used.
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(iii) Which reagent, Fe2O3 or KOH, is in excess in this reaction?
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Explain your answer.

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(c) During the reaction chlorine molecules, Cl2, are converted into chloride ions, Cl .
Is this conversion oxidation or reduction?
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Explain your answer.
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(d) A few drops of aqueous K2FeO4 are added to a test-tube containing 3 cm3 of
aqueous potassium iodide. The solution in the test-tube changes from colourless to pale
brown.
Given this information, what can you deduce about the chemical properties of K2FeO4?
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