A student set out to prepare iron (III) chlorine using the apparatus shown in the diagram below.

      

A student set out to prepare iron (III) chlorine using the apparatus shown in the diagram below.
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i) Explain why: I. It is necessary to pass chlorine gas through the apparatus before heating begins
II. calcium oxide would be preferred to calcium chloride in the guard tube
ii) What property of iron (III) chloride makes it possible to be collected as shown in the diagram?

  

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John
i) I. To remove all oxygen which would form iron (III) oxide.

II. Calcium oxide absorbs both chlorine gas and moisture while calcium chloride can only absorb moisture

ii) It sublimes
johnmulu answered the question on April 20, 2017 at 13:47


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