FeCl3 is yellow in aqueous solution but on passing H2S gas, solution turns green due to formation of:
A
FeCl
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B
FeCl2
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C
FeCl3
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D
none of these
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Solution
The correct option is BFeCl2 Yellow coloured ferric chloride reacts with hydrogen sulphide to form green coloured ferrous chloride. In this reaction ferric chloride is reduced and hydrogen sulfide is oxidized. 2FeCl3+H2S⟶2FeCl2green+2HCl+S