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A brown precipitate from group III dissolves in dilute giving a yellow solution that gives a blood-red colour with and a deep blue precipitate with . The blue precipitate, its iron content by oxidation state, is

  1. A containing three Fe(III) and four Fe(II)
  2. B containing seven Fe(II)
  3. C containing four Fe(III) and three Fe(II)
  4. D containing three Fe(II) and two Fe(III)

Answer: C

The brown hydroxide, red thiocyanate colour and the ferrocyanide test show Fe(III). : the 4 ions of Fe(III) come from the sample and the 3 Fe(II) are inside the ferrocyanide units.
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