Chloro Complexes of Cobalt (II)
Precipitates and Complexes of Nickel (II)
Precipitates and Complexes of Silver (I)
Spectroscopy in a Large Lecture Hall (II)
Bromo Complexes of Copper (II)
Colorful Complex Ions in Ammonia
Colors of Complexes of Transition Metal
Iron (III) Thiocyanate Complex of Ion Equilibrium
Precipitates and Complexes of Copper (II)
Precipitates and Complexes of Iron (III)
Relationship of Absorbed Light to Observed Color
Reduction of Permanganate Ion by Sulfide Ion
Iron (III) Thiocyanate Complex Ion Equilibrium
Description: A solution containing red iron thiocyanate complex is divided into three parts. One is treated with excess iron (III), and the other with excess thiocyanate. The color gets darker in each case.
Source: UW Card Catalog
Year: N/A Vol: N/A Page: N/A
Keywords: Thiocyanate, Complexation, Equilibrium, Transition metals
Rating: 
Hazard: High
- Acute toxicity hazard– oral, dermal, inhalation
- Skin corrosion hazard
- Serious eye damage
- Corrosive to metals
- Inhalation hazard
- Aquatic toxicity hazard
Effectiveness: Good
- Good connection from demo to course material
- Results are observable with guidance
- Mild effects are seen by audience
- Time to results is medium
- High reliability
Difficulty: Medium
- Some intermediate steps to results
- Use of toxic reagents
- Some sequential manipulations
- Multi-step procedures
Safety Precautions:
- Eye protection required
- Gloves required
- Perform in a well-ventilated area
- Avoid exposure to liquids
- Absorbent materials on hand
- Prevent release of reagents to the environment
Class: Transition Metals, Coordination Compounds
Division: General
The demonstration Iron (III) Thiocyanate Complex Ion Equilibrium may be found under Equilibrium- Iron (III) Thiocyanate Complex Ion Equilibrium.
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