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Why the color of the solution changed?

8 years ago

Hello everyone. I some question about Fe-EDTA. I've prepared a solution of Fe-EDTA mixing two solutions:

1 - Disodium EDTA with sodium hydroxide

2 - Ferrous sulphate (with some sulfuric acid to dissolve completely the ferrous sulphate)

After mixing, the pH was adjusted to pH = 5.5

The result was a pale yellow solution.

After three days the solution changed its color to orange.

No precipitates.

So, my question is: Why the color of the solution changed?

Is OK to use this solution in hydroponics?

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