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use in making Prussian blue
...blue was first synthesized about 1704 by the reaction of salts of iron in the +2 oxidation state (ferrous salts) with potassium ferrocyanide; the initial product, an insoluble white compound called Berlin white, was then oxidized to the blue pigment. Oxidation produces some Fe3+ ions, and the blue colour is due to absorption of light of appropriate wavelength for effecting electron...
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