某铁的氧化物,用 7mol/L 的盐酸 100mL 在一定条件下恰好完全溶解,所得溶液再通入 0.56L 标准状况下的氯气时,刚好使溶液中 Fe2+ 完全转化为 Fe3+ 。则该氧化物的化学式可表示为( )
A. FeO
B. Fe3O4
C. Fe4O5
D. Fe5O7
B
Key Concept
Stoichiometry and redox reactions
Explanation
To determine the formula of the iron oxide, we need to consider the stoichiometry of the reaction with hydrochloric acid and the subsequent redox reaction with chlorine gas. The amount of Fe2+ produced from the oxide by hydrochloric acid must be equal to the amount of Fe2+ oxidized to Fe3+ by chlorine gas.
From the given data, 100mL of 7mol/L HCl is used, which is 0.7mol of HCl. Chlorine gas at standard conditions has a molar volume of 22.4L/mol, so 0.56L of Cl2 is 0.025mol of Cl2. The reaction of Fe2+ with Cl2 is in a 2:1 molar ratio, so 0.025mol of Cl2 would react with 0.05mol of Fe2+.
Since the Fe2+ comes from the iron oxide reacting with HCl, and the ratio of HCl to Fe2+ in the reaction with FeO or Fe3O4 is 2:1 or 6:1 respectively, we can calculate the moles of iron in the oxide. For Fe3O4, 0.7mol of HCl would produce 0.7mol÷6=0.1167mol of Fe2+, which is more than enough to react with the available chlorine. However, for FeO, 0.7mol of HCl would produce 0.35mol of Fe2+, which is too much for the available chlorine. Therefore, the correct formula is Fe3O4.