Next, the second stage kicks in, and its five J-2 oxygen/hydrogen engines take the ship another 77 miles in six minutes. Then the third stage engine pushes the craft to the 17,500 mph required to escape Earth's gravitational pull and get into orbit.
Industrially, ferrous sulfate is mainly used as a precursor to other iron compounds. It is a reducing agent, and as such is useful for the reduction of chromate in cement to less toxic Cr(III) compounds. Historically ferrous sulfate was used in the textile industry for centuries as a dye fixative.
Iron(II) sulfate. Iron(II) sulfate (British English: iron(II) sulphate) or ferrous sulfate denotes a range of salts with the formula FeSO4Â·xH2O. These compounds exist most commonly as the heptahydrate (x = 7) but are known for several values of x. The hydrated form is used medically to treat iron deficiency, and also for industrial applications.