When a green coloured compound reacts with ammonium hydroxide, a dirty green ppt. is formed along with ammonium sulphate. The precipitate formed is:

Ferric hydroxide

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Ferrous hydroxide

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Copper (II) hydroxide

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Zinc hydroxide

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Solution

The correct option is B
Ferrous hydroxide

When $F e S O_{4}$ (green) reacts with ammonium hydroxide, a dirty green precipitate of ferrous hydroxide is formed along with ammonium sulphate.

$F e S O_{4} G r e e n + 2 N H_{4} O H \to F e {(O H)}_{2} D i r t y g r e e n p p t . + (N H_{4})_{2} S O_{4} C o l o u r l e s s i n s o l u t i o n$

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