On complete reaction of FeCl3 with oxalic acid in aqueous solution containing KOH, resulted in the formation of product A. The secondary valency of Fe in the product A is ______.

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The reaction is: FeCl? + 3H? C? O? + 3KOH → K? [Fe (C? O? )? ] (A) + 3HCl + 3H? O

In the complex [Fe (C? O? )? ]³? , the oxalate ion (C? O? )²? is a bidentate ligand.

There are three bidentate ligands, so the coordination number, or secondary valency, of Fe is 3 * 2 = 6.

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