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Question
Name the product formed on strongly heating ferrous sulphate crystals. What type of chemical reaction occurs in this change?
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Solution
The products formed are ferric oxide, sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide. During this change, decomposition reaction occurs.
The chemical reaction is given as follows:
2FeSO4 (s) → Fe2O3 (s) + SO2 (g) + SO3 (g)
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