When a green iron salt is heated strongly, its colour finally changes to brown and odor of burning sulphur is given out.

(a) Name the iron salt.


(b) Name the type of reaction that takes place during the heating of iron salt.


(c) Write a chemical equation for reaction involved.

(a) Name of the Salt is Ferrous sulphate.

(b) It is a Decomposition reaction


(c) Ferrous sulphate decomposes to give Ferric Oxide, Sulphur dioxide and Sulphur trioxide.


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