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What is the Stock name of $FeCl X_{3}$ ?

Airon(III) chloride
Biron(II) chloride
Ciron(III) chlorate
Diron(III) chlorite

Answer: A

Three chloride ions carry

- 3

, so iron is

+ 3

and the name is iron(III) chloride. The anion is chloride, not chlorate (

ClO X_{3} X^{-}

) or chlorite (

ClO X_{2} X^{-}

).

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