How many atoms are in one molecule of Iron II sulfate

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Reese Campos

Chemistry

26 January, 07:25

How many atoms are in one molecule of Iron II sulfate

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Maliyah White · Answer 1

The number of atoms contained by one molecule of Iron (II) Sulfate are 6.

Explanation:

Iron (II) Sulfate is mage up of two parts. One is the Positive part which constitutes of Fe⁺² and a negative part which constitutes of a polyatomic anion i. e. SO₄²⁻. As there are four Oxygen and one sulfur atom in sulfate Ion so sulfate ion contains 5 atoms in total. Therefore, five atoms from sulfate iona dn one atom of Iron ion makes a total of 6 atoms in one molecule of Iron (II) Sulfate.