What is the colour of FeSO4.7H2O crystals ? How does this colour change upon heating ? Give balanced chemical equation for the changes.


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FeSO4.7H2O is green in colour and loses water of crystallisation when it is heated.

It is then decomposed to Fe3O, (brown coloured), SO2 and SO 

FeSO4.7H2O + Heat→ FeSO+ 7H2O

2FeSO (s)+Heat → FeSO+SO2(g) +SO3(g)

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