Ferrous carbonate is a carbonate salt in which the counter-ion is iron in the +2 oxidation state. It is an iron molecular entity, a carbonate mineral, a carbonate salt and a one-carbon compound.
Ferrous carbonate is a carbonate salt in which the counter-ion is iron in the +2 oxidation state. It is an iron molecular entity, a carbonate mineral, a carbonate salt and a one-carbon compound.
| Physical Description | White or grey odorless solid, insoluble in water, soluble in acid; [Hawley] |
| Color/Form | Precipitates as a white solid |
| Melting Point | MP: Decomposes |
| Density | 3.9 g/cu cm |
| Solubility | 0.0067 G SOL IN 1 LITER OF WATER @ 25 °C; SOL IN CARBONIC ACID SOLUTION |
| IUPAC Name | iron(2+) carbonate |
| Molecular Formula | CFeO3 |
| Molecular Weight | 115.85 g/mol |
| CAS | 563-71-3 |
| SMILES | C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Fe+2] |
| InChIKey | RAQDACVRFCEPDA-UHFFFAOYSA-L |
| Catalog No | KC.610018 |
| Pack sizes | 500GM |