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Potassium ferricyanide illustrates the presence of which ion by forming the characteristic blue color called Prussion blue? What is significant about the presence of this ion?
Ferrous ions (Fe 2+)
Prussian blue, the deep blue pigment in blue printing, is generated by the reaction of K3[Fe(CN)6] with ferrous (Fe2+) ions as well as K4[Fe(CN)6] with ferric salts
Purssian blue is the complex formation of Iron(II,III) hexacyanoferrate(II,III)