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An aqueous solution of ferric chloride gives a brown precipitate upon standing . Justify.

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An aqueous solution of ferric chloride gets hydrolysed on standing to form ferric hydroxide and hydrochloric acid. The brown precipitate is due to the formation of ferric hydroxide.
`FeCI_(3) +3H_(2)O to Fe(OH)_(3) +3HCI`
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