D-And F-Block Elements Ques 161
Question: Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct with reference to the ferrous and ferric ions
[IIT 1998]
Options:
A) $ F{{e}^{3+}} $ gives brown colour with potassium ferricyanide
B) $ F{{e}^{2+}} $ gives blue precipitate with potassium ferricyanide
C) $ F{{e}^{3+}} $ gives red colour with potassium thiocyanate
D) $ F{{e}^{2+}} $ gives brown colour with ammonium thiocyanate
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Ferrous salts react with potassium ferricyanide to give blue colouration due to the formation of Tumbull’s blue in this reaction, first ferrous salt is oxidised to ferric salt by the ferricyanide ion which itself is reduced to ferrocyanide.
$ F{{e}^{+2}}+\underset{Ferricyanide}{\mathop{{{[Fe{{(CN)}_6}]}^{3-}}}},\to F{{e}^{+3}}+\underset{Ferrocyanide}{\mathop{{{[Fe{{(CN)}_6}]}^{4-}}}}, $
$ F{{e}^{+3}}+{{[Fe{{(CN)}_6}]}^{4-}}\to {{{Fe[Fe{{(CN)}_6}]}}^{-}} $
$ F{{e}^{+3}}+{{[Fe{{(CN)}_6}]}^{4-}}+{{K}^{+}}\to \underset{\begin{smallmatrix} Pot\text{. ferric ferro cyanide} \\ \text{or Tumbull }’\text{ s blue } \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{K{Fe[Fe{{(CN)}_6}]}}}, $
Ferric ions react with potassium thiocyanate to give blood red colouration due to the formation of ferric thiocyanate
$ FeCl_3+3KCNS\to \underset{\begin{smallmatrix} Ferric,thiocyanate \\ ,\text{(Blood},\text{red)} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{Fe{{(CNS)}_3}+3KCl}}, $
