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Encyclopedia > Iron(II,III) oxide
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Iron(II,III) oxide is an oxide of iron, containing iron (II) as well as iron (III). Jump to: navigation, search An oxide is a chemical compound of oxygen with other chemical elements. ... Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... FerrLink titleMedia:Example. ... Ferric is a term used for the iron with the oxidation number +3. ...


Most commonly, this refers to Fe3O4.


As for a mineral, it is called magnetite. Jump to: navigation, search This article is about minerals in the geologic sense; for nutrient minerals see dietary mineral; for the band see Mineral (band). ... Magnetite is a ferromagnetic mineral form of iron(II,III) oxide, with chemical formula , one of several iron oxides and a member of the spinel group. ...


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Iron(III) oxide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (403 words)
Iron(III) oxide — also known as ferric oxide, Hematite, red iron oxide, synthetic maghemite, colcothar, or simply rust — is one of several oxide compounds of iron, and is most notable for its ferromagnetic properties.
The mineral form of ferric oxide is hematite; it is mined as the main ore of iron.
Iron(III) oxide is often used in magnetic storage, for example in the magnetic layer of floppy disks.
Iron oxide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (264 words)
Iron(III) oxide or ferric oxide (Fe) known in its natural state as hematite (also 'haematite'), but also purified for use as a coating in magnetic audio and computer media, where it is known as ferric oxide.
This is the form of iron oxide most commonly seen on corroded iron and steel structures ranging from bridges to automobile bodies, and is extraordinarily destructive.
Iron(II,III) oxide or ferrous ferric oxide (Fe), better known as the fl-coloured mineral magnetite or lodestone also seen on Mars.
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