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Q: What two compounds can iron form with chlorine?
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Do nitrogen and chlorine form an ionic compound?

No. Chlorine and nitrogen are both nonmetals, and two nonmetals do not form ionic compounds with each other.


What does iron and chlorine form?

There are two chlorides of iron, iron(II) chloride, FeCl2, iron(III) chloride FeCl3


What do you get when you mix aluminum oxide and iron oxide?

It will form a mixture of the two compounds.


Is clorine a covalent or ionic?

Chlorine, Cl2 is covalent. Any molecules which consist of two atoms of the same element must be covalent. In compounds with other elements chlorine can form ionic or covalent compounds.


What do you need to know if you have two compounds of iron and chlorine to know they are the same compound?

Iron (II) chloride and iron (III) chloride have different physical properties: color, melting point, density, etc.


How can iron form two separate compounds with oxygen?

Iron can form two different ions, Fe2+ and Fe3+. Because of their different charges these ions will bond differently with anions such as oxide (O2-) As a result we get the compounds FeO and Fe2O3. There is a third oxide which is a combination of the two: Fe3O4


How many different ionic compounds exixts consist of only iron and chlorine?

Iron is a tradition metal with two oxidation states, so two ionic compounds could exist. ( do not know if they really do ) FeCl2 = ferrous chloride, or called in the modern sense, Iron(II)chloride and FeCl3 = ferric chloride, or in the modern sense, Iron(III)chloride


Atoms and molecules of different elements can do what to form molecules of compounds?

(Two or more than two ) Atoms or molecules of different elements combine to form compounds, like: Hydrogen(atom) and Chlorine combine to form HCL (an acid) Hydrogen(molecule) and oxygen combine to fom H2O (water)


Can chlorine and bromine form an ionic compound?

The short answer is no. Compounds between two halogens do occur, they are called interhalogen compounds, but they are covalent and anyway none between chlorine and bromine have been isolated. There is an ion, [BrCl2]- but its internal bonding is covalent.


What are the two possible oxidation numbers for iron in its compounds?

+2 and +3 in its compounds.


What is the compound of iron sulphur and oxygen?

There are two compounds ferrous sulfide and ferrous sulfate.


What does chlorine and iron create?

There are two chlorides of iron, iron(II) chloride, FeCl2, iron(III) chloride FeCl3