When a green iron salt is heated strongly, its colour finally changes to brown and odour of burning sulphur is given out.
(a) Name the iron salt.
(b) Name the type of reaction that takes place during the heating of iron salt.
(c) Write a chemical equation for the reaction involved.
When a green iron salt is heated strongly, its colour finally changes to brown and odour of burning sulphur is given out.
(a) Name the iron salt.
(b) Name the type of reaction that takes place during the heating of iron salt.
(c) Write a chemical equation for the reaction involved.

(a) Ferrous sulphate.

(b) Decomposition reaction.

Anhydrous ferrous sulphate is formed when a ferrous sulphate crystal loses water. It decomposes into ferric oxide, sulphur dioxide, and sulphur trioxide.

(c) 2FeSO4→ Fe2O3 + SO2+ SO3