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The name of Fe2O3   : Question 13Select one:a.Iron (IV) oxideb.Iron oxidec.Iron (III) oxided.Iron (II) oxide

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The name of Fe2O3   : Question 13Select one:a.Iron (IV) oxideb.Iron oxidec.Iron (III) oxided.Iron (II) oxide

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The name of Fe2O3 is Iron (III) oxide.

Here's why:

The Roman numeral in the name of a compound represents the charge of the cation. In this case, we have Fe2O3.

Iron (Fe) can have multiple charges, but oxygen (O) always has a charge of -2.

Since we have 3 oxygen atoms, the total charge contributed by oxygen is -6.

To balance this, the total charge from the two iron atoms must be +6.

Therefore, each iron atom must have a charge of +3.

So, the correct name is Iron (III) oxide.

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