Mohr's salt is a pale green crystalline solid which is soluble in water. It is a 'double sulfate' which contains two cations, one of which is Fe2+. The identity of the second cation was determined by heating solid mohr's salt with solid sodium hydroxide and a colourless gas was evolved. The gas readily dissolved in watdr giving an alkaline solution. A grey green solid residue was also formed which wasd insoluble in water. Whate are the identities of the gas and solid residue? A. Gas: H2 Residue: FeSO4 B. NH3 Na2SO4 C. NH3 Fe (OH) 2 D. SO2 Fe (OH) 2

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Gideon Davenport

15 January, 09:39

Mohr's salt is a pale green crystalline solid which is soluble in water. It is a 'double sulfate' which contains two cations, one of which is Fe2+. The identity of the second cation was determined by heating solid mohr's salt with solid sodium hydroxide and a colourless gas was evolved. The gas readily dissolved in watdr giving an alkaline solution. A grey green solid residue was also formed which wasd insoluble in water. Whate are the identities of the gas and solid residue? A. Gas: H2 Residue: FeSO4 B. NH3 Na2SO4 C. NH3 Fe (OH) 2 D. SO2 Fe (OH) 2

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Kamora Burke · Answer 1

The gas is NH₃.

H₂ doesn't dissolve readily in water, SO₂ gives an acidic solution in water.

The solid residue is Fe (OH) ₂.

FeSO₄ and Na₂SO₄ are soluble in water.

The answer is C.