Iron (II, III) Oxide Structure
Iron Oxide ( Fe3O4) molecule consists of Iron and oxygen atoms in its structure. The chemical formula of Iron (II, III) Oxide is Fe3O4. This means that an Iron oxide molecule consists of 3 oxygen molecules and 4 oxygen molecules. The bond formed between the atoms of iron and oxygen is ionic this is due to the metallic nature of iron and the non-metallic nature of oxygen atoms. It is due to the electronegativity difference in atoms of metallic and non-metallic atoms. The structure of Fe3O4 Iron Oxide is a cubic inverse spinel structure.