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Question
Write the basic radicals and acidic radicals of the following and then write the chemical formulae of these compound.
Potassium ferrocyanide
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Solution
Potassium ferrocyanide
Acidic radical [Fe(CN)6]4-
Basic radical K1+
Chemical formulae K4[Fe(CN)6]
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