No, iron oxide is not a binary ionic compound. It is a type of chemical compound composed of iron and oxygen atoms, with the iron usually existing in more than one oxidation state. Binary ionic compounds consist of only two elements: a metal and a nonmetal.
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The name for the ionic compound FeO is iron(II) oxide.
The ionic compound FeO is commonly known as iron(II) oxide or ferrous oxide.
ferrous oxide -or- iron(II) oxide
No, iron III oxide is not a molecular compound. It is an ionic compound formed by the ionic bond between iron and oxygen atoms. In iron III oxide, iron is present in the 3+ oxidation state, while oxygen is present in the 2- oxidation state.
The ionic compound of Fe2O3 is iron(III) oxide. In this compound, iron has a +3 charge (Fe3+) and oxygen has a -2 charge (O2-), leading to the formula Fe2O3.