Iron in the Fe²⁺ state is known as ______ iron, and iron in the Fe³⁺ state is known as ______ iron.The conversion of Fe³⁺ to Fe²⁺ is known as ______.

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Fe²⁺ is known as ferrous iron.Fe³⁺ is known as ferric iron.Most dietary iron is in the ferric state and must be converted to the ferrous state before it can enter the intestinal cell.Ferric reductase is the enzyme responsible for the reduction of ferric iron to ferrous iron.

Iron in the Fe²⁺ State Is Known as ______ Iron