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Use of Mohr's Salt in Ferroin Preparation

CwisGons - 15-6-2021 at 08:30

Hello everyone. I have a conundrum. I need to make ferroin, but while I have o-phenanthroline the ferrous sulfate I have is several years old. However, I have newly bought ferrous ammonium sulfate, so can I use that for analytical purposes?

Triflic Acid - 15-6-2021 at 09:14

I mean, just mix the ferrous ammonium sulfate and o-phen solutions and you will get a solution of ferroin. I personally have never made it though, so take my advice with a grain of salt.

Bedlasky - 15-6-2021 at 12:52

Surely you can use it. Small amount of Fe(III) doesn't matter in ferroin indicator.