What is formed when you leave iron (II) sulfate in plain air?
It was the question I foundWhat is formed when you leave iron(II) sulfate in textbook. Assumingplain air?
Knowing that iron(II) is easily oxidised to iron(III), and assuming that the reactive component of air is oxygen, I solved it this way:
$$\ce{FeSO4 + O2 -> Fe2O3 + SO2}$$
But in my textbook it's given that iron (III) sulphatesulfate, $\ce{Fe2(SO4)3}$, is formed $\ce{Fe2(SO4)3}$.
Or does Is this because $\ce{Fe2O3 + SO2}$ react to form $\ce{Fe2(SO4)3}$. How is that? Am I wrong? I find formation of iron (III) sulphate highly doubtful.