Multiple choice

Which of the following iron ores is “fool’s gold”?

  1. FeS2

  2. Fe2O3

  3. FeO(OH)

  4. FeCO3

  5. None of these
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Explanation

Iron pyrite (FeS2) has a yellow metallic appearance and so it is called fool’s gold because it had been mistaken for gold in ancient times.

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