A small amount of ferrous sulphate is heated in hard glass tube.
(a) Write the chemical equation
(b) What type of reaction is taking place.

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(a) The chemical equation is:

$2 F e S O_{4} ⟶ F e_{2} O_{3} + S O_{2} + S O_{3}$

(b) The type of reaction taking place is "Decomposition reaction" Since heat is used and it is also known as thermal decomposition reaction.

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A small amount of ferrous sulphate is heated in hard glass tube.(a) Write the chemical equation(b) What type of reaction is taking place.

(a) The chemical equation is:2FeSO4⟶Fe2O3+SO2+SO3(b) The type of reaction taking place is "Decomposition reaction" Since heat is used and it is also known as thermal decomposition reaction.

A small amount of ferrous sulphate is heated in hard glass tube.
(a) Write the chemical equation
(b) What type of reaction is taking place.

(a) The chemical equation is:

$2 F e S O_{4} ⟶ F e_{2} O_{3} + S O_{2} + S O_{3}$

(b) The type of reaction taking place is "Decomposition reaction" Since heat is used and it is also known as thermal decomposition reaction.