Question

you are provided with an impure sand of ferous sulphate in the laboratory. name the process you will apply to get pure crystals of ferrous sulphate. briefly give the steps you will take.

Answer 1

Pure crystals of ferrous sulphate will be obtained by crystallization.

1) Take small amount of water in a china dish

2) Add the impure sample of ferrous sulphate in the water and dissolve by heating till a saturated solution is obtained.

3) Filter the saturated solution.

4) Cool the filtrate for few hours to get pure crystals of ferrous sulphate.