Explain why an aqueous solution of potassium hexacyanoferrate (II) does not give the test for ferrous ion.

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Potassium hexacyanoferrate (II) does not give ferrous ion test, because it is coordination compound and coordination compounds do not ionise in aqueous solution, thus does not give ferrous ion test.

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