What are the oxidation numbers for iron oxide, $F e_{3} O_{4}$ $Fe_3O_4$ ?

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What are the oxidation numbers for iron oxide, $F e_{3} O_{4}$ $Fe_3O_4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-27T03:56:56

This is a mixed valence compound of $F e (I I)$ $Fe(II)$ and $F e (I I I)$ $Fe(III)$ .

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If we write $F e_{2} O_{3} \cdot F e O$ $Fe_2O_3*FeO$ the formulation is easier to consider. $F e_{3} O_{4}$ $Fe_3O_4$ occurs naturally as the mineral magnetite. Iron oxide chemistry is a very broad church and many mixed oxides and oxidation states are available.

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