he simpliest oxide for Fe2+ is FeO. How does one come to that conclusion? The simpliest oxide of Cs2+ is Cs2O. How does one come to that conclusion? The simplest oxide of Ba2+ is BaO. How does one come to that conclusion?
The simpliest oxide for Fe2+ is FeO. How does one come to that conclusion?
The simpliest oxide of Cs2+ is Cs2O. How does one come to that conclusion?
The simplest oxide of Ba2+ is BaO. How does one come to that conclusion?
The simplest molecular formula of any compound is that which has the atoms in simplest ratio.
In similar way, there are two types of oxides:
Simple oxide and mixed oxide
The simple oxides are those which have element in its simple and single oxidation state while the mixed oxides are those where one element is in more than one oxidation states or two different elements are found.
(Mixed oxide system is studied under advance college inorganic chemistry.)
In case(1):
For Fe+2; the oxide which has iron in (II) oxidation state would be the simplest oxide.
Since, in FeO the Fe is in only (II) oxidation state so it is the simplest oxide.
There is another oxide like Fe3O4 is a type of mixed oxide ( of FeO and Fe2O3) where Fe remains in both (II and III) oxidation states.
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