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Title: Disproportionation
Post by: SSS on August 07, 2007, 11:14:02 PM

is this reaction disproportionation?

Fe₃O₄-----FeO  +   Fe₂O₃.

Fe₂O₃ is ferroferric oxide right? oxidation no of Fe is -8/3???
how can it be in fractions?

Title: Re: Disproportionation
Post by: enahs on August 07, 2007, 11:29:20 PM

No, not by the strictest definition of the word.

You can think of Fe₃O₄ as some iron being in the 2+ state and some being in the 3+ state.