How could the analysis of the XANES spectrum at the Fe K-edge help identify the iron oxidation
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How could the analysis of the XANES spectrum at the Fe K-edge help identify the iron oxidation state(s) present in CaFeO3 as discussed in Exercise 8.26?
Data from Exercises 26.
Some formally Fe(IV) compounds, such as CaFeO3, are believed to contain the iron as a mixture of Fe(III) and Fe(V). Predict the key features of the 57Fe Mössbauer spectra of this compound when described as
(a) CaFe(IV)O3
(b) CaFe(III)0.5Fe(V)0.5O3, assuming iron is in a regular octahedral coordination to oxygen in both descriptions. Could Mössbauer spectroscopy be used to distinguish these two descriptions? CaFeO3 orders antiferromagnetically at low temperatures and the Mössbauer spectrum at 4 K consists of two overlying, magnetic hyperfine six-line patterns. Which is the best description of the iron oxidation states in CaFeO3 at this temperature?
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Inorganic Chemistry
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