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A compound (A) is greenish crystalline salt which gave the following results :
On heating (A), water vapours and two oxides of sulfur, (C) and (D) are liberated leaving a red-brown residue (E).
(E) dissolves in warm concentrated HCl to give a yellow solution (F).
what is F?

A
FeCl3
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B
FeCl2
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C
FeCl
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D
None of these
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Solution

The correct option is A FeCl3
The compound (A) is hydrated ferric sulphate (green vitriol) FeSO47H2O
2FeSO4ΔSO2+SO3+Fe2O3
The compound E is ferric oxide (Fe2O3).
It dissolves in warm conc. HCl to give a yellow solution (F) .The solution (F) is ferric chloride FeCl3
Fe2O3+6HCl(warm conc)2FeCl3+3H2O

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