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Complex Ion trisoxalatoferrate(III) trihydrate
« on: March 18, 2007, 09:21:18 PM »
Well, I did a lab recently and it involved synthesizing trisoxalatoferrate(III) n-hydrate (tri in this case). I'm trying to figure out the balanced equation so that I can determine the theoretical yield. I'm writing the reactants on both equations just from what my lab says, so I don't know if they are exactly correct.

All I really need to figure out FeC2O4 2H2O relationship to the product trisoxalatoferrate(III) trihydrate

So far I have:
Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2 6H2O (aq) + H2C2O4 (aq)  -> FeC2O4 2H2O (ppt)  + 2NH4+(aq)  + 4H2O

The second step is where I'm not quite sure what how to balance it...

FeC2O4 2H2O (ppt) +  H2O2 (aq) + K2C2H2 (aq) + H2C2O4 (aq)  -> K3Fe(C2O4)3 3H2O (aq)  + something

I'm not quite sure but I was thinking:
 FeC2O4 2H2O + H2O2 +  3/2 K2C2O4 +1/2 H2C2O4 -> K3Fe(C2O4)3 3H2O (aq) + OH-

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

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