Neet Solved Paper 2015 Question 7

Question: Which of the following processes does not involve oxidation of iron?

Options:

A) Rusting of iron sheets

B) Decolourisation of blue $ CuSO _4 $ solution by iron

C) Formation of $ Fe{{(CO)} _5} $ from Fe

D) Liberation of Hg from steam by iron a high temperature

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

  • (a) $ \overset{0}{\mathop{Fe}},+\underbrace{H _2O+O _2} _{fromair}\xrightarrow{,}\overset{III}{\mathop{Fe _2}},O _3.xH _2O] $ (b) $ \overset{0}{\mathop{Fe}},+CuSO _4\xrightarrow{,}\overset{III}{\mathop{Fe}},SO _4+Cu $ (c) $ \overset{0}{\mathop{Fe}},+5CO\xrightarrow{,}\overset{0}{\mathop{Fe}},{{( CO )}_5} $ (d) $ \overset{0}{\mathop{Fe}},+\underset{Steam}{\mathop{H _2O}},\xrightarrow{,}\overset{III}{\mathop{Fe}},O _3+H _2 $
    $ \therefore $ Formation of $ Fe{{( CO )}_5} $ from Fe does not involve oxidation of iron because there is no change in oxidation state.