Solutions of ferrate (left)
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IUPAC name
Ferrate(VI)
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Systematic IUPAC name
Tetraoxoironbis(olate)[citation needed] | |
Other names
[FeO4]2-
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Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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ChEBI | |
ChemSpider | |
2055 | |
PubChem CID
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Properties | |
[FeO4]2- | |
Molar mass | 119.843 g mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ferrate(VI) is the inorganic anion with the chemical formula [FeO4]2−. It is photosensitive, contributes a pale violet colour to compounds and solutions containing it and is one of the strongest water-stable oxidizing species known. Although it is classified as a weak base, concentrated solutions containing ferrate(VI) are corrosive and attack the skin and are only stable at high pH. It is similar to the somewhat more stable permanganate.