Chapter 23, Problem 20E

(a)

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To determine: The oxidation state of iron in the compounds, ${\text{Fe}}_{\text{3}}{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}$ and ${\text{Fe}}_{\text{2}}{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}$ .

(b)

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To determine: The iron oxide that is more likely to be ferrimagnetic and the reason behind this.