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KCET · Chemistry · General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals

In chromite ore, the oxidation number of iron and chromium are respectively

  1. A \(+3\), \(+2\)
  2. B \(+3,+6\)
  3. C \(+2,+6\)
  4. D \(+2,+3\)
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(D) \(+2,+3\)

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Chromite ore is \(\mathrm{FeCr}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}\), ie, \(\mathrm{FeO}, \mathrm{Cr}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}\) O.N. of \(\mathrm{Fe}=+2 ; \quad\) O.N. of \(\mathrm{Cr}=+3\).