Inorganic reactions

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Please could you help - I need to find out the equation when iron(III) chloride solution is added to potassium hexacyanoferrate (II)solution.
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Corrie writes....
 
Fe³⁺ ions, hexacyanoferrate ions ([Fe(CN)₆]^{4 -}) ions and K⁺ ions form a dark blue precipitate of 'Prussian Blue', KFe[Fe(CN)₆]. The ionic equation would be:
 
Fe³⁺(aq) + K⁺(aq) + [Fe(CN)₆]^{4 -}(aq) -> KFe[Fe(CN)₆](s)
 
You can add in chloride ions, as spectator ions, on both sides if you want a full equation.
 

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