When ammonium hydroxide is added to iron sulphate, a green precipitate appears. The green precipitate is of:

Ammonium salt (ammonium sulphate)

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Iron (II) hydroxide

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Both a and b

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C
Both a and b

When ammonium hydroxide is added to iron(II) sulphate, ammonium sulphate and Iron (II) hydroxide are formed. The iron (II) hydroxide formed is in the form of a green-coloured precipitate.

$F e S O_{4} + 2 N H_{4} O H \to (N H_{4})_{2} S O_{4} + F e (O H)_{2} green ppt$

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