Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
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Chapter 21, Problem 110GQ
The chemistry of gallium:
(a) Gallium hydroxide, like aluminum hydroxide, is amphoteric. Write a balanced equation to show how this hydroxide can dissolve in both HCl(aq) and NaOH(aq).
(b) Gallium ion in water, Ga3+(aq), has a Ka value of 1.2 × 10−3. Is this ion a stronger or a weaker acid than Al3+(aq)?
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