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What are the oxidation states of iron in Fe2O3 and Fe3O4?

What are the oxidation states of iron in Fe2O3 and Fe3O4?

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in fe2o3 in general oxygen shows the -2 so 3 oxygens shows the 3*-2 = -6

then for 2 Fe shows the +6

then for 1 Fe it shows the 6 / 2 = +3

in fe3o4 the 4 oxygens so 4*-2 = -8

the 3 Fe shows the +8 for the 1 Fe 8/3 = +2.67

answers = in fe2o3   fe = +3

                 = in fe3o4   fe = +2.67

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