How Do Metal React with Solution of Other Metal Salts
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Question
How will you obtain FeCO3 by FeCl3?
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Solution
First, get the iron (Fe) from the solution using displacement reaction by aluminium.(aluminium is more reactive than Fe) FeCl3(aq)+Al(s)→AlCl3(aq)+Fe(s) The Fe obtained is reacted with H2CO3 acid to give FeCO3 Fe(s)+H2CO3(aq)→FeCO3(aq)+H2(g).