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What is the charge of iron (Fe?

Iron or Ferrous/Ferric?

  • I have a student teacher until December 2nd and right now we're doing chemistry. We had a worksheet where she gives us the 2 element symbols + charge and we have to write the compound formulae. My grandfather and mom told me ferrous/ferric is iron, but the latin spelling. That's where the Fe comes from. On the worksheet, I put ferrous/ferric for all the iron ones, but she marked it wrong and wrote a question mark. Are ferrous/ferric the names most people use? Or should I just put Iron? Ex. Iron (III) sulphate. I'm in grade 9 by the way, if that helps at all. Was I still correct when I put ferrous/ferric? She still gave me 5/5 for that part of the page, and 5/5 for the backside so I'm not dissapointed, just want to make sure that I'm prepared in the future.

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    Ya as above!! :D

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the use of ferric and ferrous is the older method of labelling irons. the names were generalised with iron (II) and iron (III) the older names are still correct but the use of the element followed by the oxidation state (the charge for ions) is the generalised, more modern version. other metal ions have older and newer names

If you actually wrote ferrous/ferric, you are incorrect. If you put one or the other, you are correct - assuming you picked the right one. Iron (III) sulphate = Fe2(SO4)3 = Ferric Sulphate Iron (II) sulphate = Fe2SO4 = Ferrous Sulphate. If you use the valence state (the one with Roman numerals) naming method, use the newer spelling - sulfate. Chemists older than dirt (I fall in that category) still tend to use the -ous/-ic nomenclature and the 'ph' spelling in sulphur. P.S. The Y!A Spell Checker just told me that 'sulphur' is wrong - should be 'sulfur'.

You can use either ferrous/ferric or iron. Note that you can use iron for both +2 and +3 oxidation states, but ferric for +3 and ferrous for +2.

If you actually wrote ferrous/ferric, you are incorrect. If you put one or the other, you are correct - assuming you picked the right one. Iron (III) sulphate = Fe2(SO4)3 = Ferric Sulphate Iron (II) sulphate = Fe2SO4 = Ferrous Sulphate. If you use the valence state (the one with Roman numerals) naming method, use the newer spelling - sulfate. Chemists older than dirt (I fall in that category) still tend to use the -ous/-ic nomenclature and the 'ph' spelling in sulphur. P.S. The Y!A Spell Checker just told me that 'sulphur' is wrong - should be 'sulfur'.

Tom L

You can use either ferrous/ferric or iron. Note that you can use iron for both +2 and +3 oxidation states, but ferric for +3 and ferrous for +2.

the use of ferric and ferrous is the older method of labelling irons. the names were generalised with iron (II) and iron (III) the older names are still correct but the use of the element followed by the oxidation state (the charge for ions) is the generalised, more modern version. other metal ions have older and newer names

Ya as above!! :D

Rajat

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