Strong heating of ferrous sulphate leads to the formation of a brown solid and two gases. This reaction can be categorised as:
A. displacement and redox.
B. decomposition and redox.
C. displacement and endothermic.
D. decomposition and exothermic.
Answer:B
Strong heating of ferrous sulphate leads to the formation of a brown solid and two gases. This reaction can be categorised as:
A. displacement and redox. B. decomposition and redox. C. displacement and endothermic. D. decomposition and exothermic.
Explanation: When FeSO4 is heated strong, it decomposes to form a brown solid ferric oxide, sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide.