Pourbaix diagram of iron. Halides. Hydrated iron(III) chloride (ferric chloride) The binary ferrous and ferric halides are well-known. The ferrous halides typically arise from treating iron metal with the corresponding hydrohalic acid to give the corresponding hydrated salts. Fe + 2 HX → FeX 2 + H 2 (X = F, Cl, Br, I) Iron reacts with fluorine, chlorine, and bromine to give the corresponding ...