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What is valency of iron in Fe2O3?


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2

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1

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C

3

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4

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Solution

The correct option is C

3


Fe2O3 consists of two atoms of iron and three atoms of oxygen. So here, 2 iron atoms combine with 3 atoms of oxygen.

Since we know that the valency of oxygen is 2, by equating the valency of iron and oxygen we can conclude that valency of iron is 3.


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