{"id":34560,"date":"2025-06-23T16:42:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T16:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=34560"},"modified":"2025-06-23T16:42:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T16:42:40","slug":"what-ions-make-up-the-ionic-compound-fe2so33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/what-ions-make-up-the-ionic-compound-fe2so33\/","title":{"rendered":"What ions make up the ionic compound Fe2(SO3)3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What ions make up the ionic compound Fe2(SO3)3? Cation: Fe2+ Anion: (SO3)3-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correct Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cation:<\/strong> Fe\u00b3\u207a<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anion:<\/strong> SO\u2083\u00b2\u207b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ionic compound <strong>Fe\u2082(SO\u2083)\u2083<\/strong> is composed of two types of ions: a <strong>cation<\/strong> (positively charged ion) and an <strong>anion<\/strong> (negatively charged ion). To determine what these ions are, we must analyze the chemical formula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, let&#8217;s identify the <strong>cation<\/strong>. The element iron (Fe) is a transition metal, which means it can form more than one type of ion with different charges. In this compound, the formula shows two iron (Fe) atoms. The full formula includes three sulfite (SO\u2083) groups. Each sulfite ion has a charge of <strong>2\u2212<\/strong>, so the total negative charge contributed by three sulfite ions is <strong>3 \u00d7 (\u22122) = \u22126<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the compound to be electrically neutral, the total positive charge from the iron ions must balance the \u22126 charge from the sulfite ions. Since there are two Fe atoms, and the total positive charge must be +6, each Fe ion must have a charge of <strong>+3<\/strong>. Therefore, the cation is <strong>Fe\u00b3\u207a<\/strong>, also known as iron(III).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s identify the <strong>anion<\/strong>. The polyatomic ion SO\u2083 is known as <strong>sulfite<\/strong>, and it carries a charge of <strong>2\u2212<\/strong>, written as <strong>SO\u2083\u00b2\u207b<\/strong>. This is a common polyatomic anion made of one sulfur atom and three oxygen atoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the ionic compound <strong>Fe\u2082(SO\u2083)\u2083<\/strong> consists of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two Fe\u00b3\u207a ions (each with a +3 charge, totaling +6)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three SO\u2083\u00b2\u207b ions (each with a \u22122 charge, totaling \u22126)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The charges cancel out, resulting in a neutral compound. It\u2019s important to distinguish <strong>Fe\u00b3\u207a<\/strong> from <strong>Fe\u00b2\u207a<\/strong>, which would form a different compound entirely, and to correctly write the sulfite ion as <strong>SO\u2083\u00b2\u207b<\/strong>, not (SO\u2083)\u2083\u207b, which is incorrect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner10-284.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner10-284.jpeg 722w, https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner10-284-212x300.jpeg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What ions make up the ionic compound Fe2(SO3)3? Cation: Fe2+ Anion: (SO3)3- The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Correct Answer: Explanation The ionic compound Fe\u2082(SO\u2083)\u2083 is composed of two types of ions: a cation (positively charged ion) and an anion (negatively charged ion). To determine what these ions are, we must analyze the chemical formula. 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