Preparation of

Mohr’s Salt
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 Preparation of Mohr’s Salt

AIM
To prepare Mohr’s salt: ferrous ammonium sulphate
from ferrous sulfate and ammonium sulfate in the
presence of acid.

THEORY
The formula for ferrous ammonium sulfate is
FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O. It is prepared by dissolving
equimolar mixture of hydrated ferrous sulfate and
ammonium sulfate in water containing a little sulfuric
acid. The solution is subjected to crystallization, ferrous
ammonium sulfate separates out from the solution.

The chemical reaction is given below.

FeSO4 + (NH4)2SO4 + 6H2O →
FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O (Mohr’s salt)

The addition of sulfuric acid in this experiment prevents

the hydrolysis of this salt. Ferrous ammonium sulfate is
a pale green crystalline compound which does not
effloresce like ferrous sulfate.
It is less readily oxidised than FeSO4 and therefore, a
better volumetric reagent in preference to ferrous
sulfate.
Mohr’s salt is also called as double salt which contain
more than one simple salt. It undergoes complete
dissociation in aqueous solutions. Mohr’s salt
dissociates into Fe2+, NH4 + , SO4 2- ions and give
their individual chemical test.
Mohr’s salt is light green transparent octahedral crystals. It is
soluble in water giving acidic solution which turns blue litmus
paper red and gives effervescence with sodium bicarbonate
evolving carbon dioxide.

Ferrous Ammonium Sulphate also called mohr’s salt is

prepared by dissolving equimolar mixture of hydrated ferrous
sulphate and ammonium sulphate in water containing a little
sulphuric acid. The solution is subjected to crystallization.

MATERIALS REQUIRED
1. Conical flask
2. Tripod stand
3. Burner
4. Funnel
5. Watch glass
6. Glass rod
7. Filter paper
8. Wire gauze
9. China dish
10. Ferrous sulfate
11. Ammonium sulfate
12. Dilute sulphuric acid
 Procedure
 Weigh 3.5 g of ferrous sulphate and keep it
separately.
 Weigh 1.7 g of ammonium sulphate and keep it
separately.
 Take a conical flask of 50ml and wash it with
distilled water.
 Now take 5ml of distilled water in the conical
flask and add earlier weighed quantities of
ferrous sulphate and ammonium sulphate.
 Add 0.5ml of dilute sulphuric acid in the conical
flask to prevent hydrolysis of iron cations.
 Now gently warm the mixture (solution) to get a
clear solution.
 Filter the solution.
 Concentrate the solution(filtrate) by heating it till
crystallisation point is reached.
 Stir the solution occasionally while heating.
 Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
 After cooling the solution, you will get crystals of
ferrous ammonium sulphate (green colored).
 Decant the mother liquor and separate the
crystals. .
  Now wash the crystals with water and alcohol
mixture (1:1).
 Dry the crystals and note down the yield of the
product.

Observation table:-
Color of the crystals Light green

Shape of crystals Monoclinic

Solubility in water Soluble

Blue litmus paper Blue litmus turns red

(litmus test)

Result
Yield of Mohr’s salt or ferrous ammonium sulphate is ___.

Precaution
 Allow slow cooling and do not disturb the solution
during cooling in order to get good quality crystals.
 During the process heating of the solution should be
done in a short time only. Because prolonged heating
forms ferric ions along with ferrous ammonium sulfate.
 Suppose if the solution is yellow instead of green the
experiment should be repeated.
 Applications of Mohr’s Salt
 Ferrous Ammonium Sulfate is in the manufacture of iron
blue; in the metal industry as an ingredient of brass colouring
baths and iron plating solutions; and as a substitute for
ferrous sulfate in a number of fields.
 Correction of an iron deficiency can be accomplished by
including iron sulfate, chelated iron, or ferrous ammonium
sulfate with pesticide spray applications or by use of
complete analysis fertilizers, which contain iron.
 Ferrous ammonium sulfate, the most common and usually
the least expensive, contains 21 percent iron. Ferrous sulfate
is the quickest-acting material; it improves turf colour within a
couple of days, but the improvement does not last long.
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