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Gallium with acids producing [Ga[H2O]6]3+ ion

Carey Sublette  Follow
I'm not sure, because I'm not very knowledgeable.. but I would say 2 Ga3+ and 3 SO42-

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So, you suggest that the ions H3O+ and Ga3+ together make the gigantic [Ga(H2O)6]3+ ?

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Magnus Alsered  Follow
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So, you suggest that the ions H3O+ and Ga3+ together make the gigantic [Ga(H2O)6]3+ ?

Why H3O+? Ga3+ has already required charge.

But there was H3O+ written over the line in the exercise, so I assumed I have to do something with it.

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So, the ion with 6 molecules of water is the same kind of a compound as for example the hydrate Na2CO3•10H2O ?

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Ben Agaran  Follow
Gallium with a strong acid, so that the product was [Ga(H2O)6]3+. I believe this is what the task is about.

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Chidumebi Agu  Follow
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I would say 2 Ga3+

OK.

Have you heard about solvation? Hydration? Do you know that no cation stays alone in water solution?

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So, you suggest that the ions H3O+ and Ga3+ together make the gigantic [Ga(H2O)6]3+ ?

Why H3O+? Ga3+ has already required charge.

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Bob Fishell  Follow
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depict this reaction

Be careful here - which reaction?

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Michael Roberts  Follow
So, there is just no way to depict this reaction with a full equation, I mean with particular reagents? It must remain in the ionic form? An example with for example sulfuric acid can't be done?

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Arif Nawaz  Follow
And what does Ga2(SO4)3 dissociate to when dissolved?

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Benjamin van As  Follow
Quote from Bielański means just that the reaction is

Ga + H+ + H2O :rarrow: Ga(H2O)63+ + H2

(unbalanced, but that's just a trivial exercise).

It is not exactly the same as in sodium carbonate decahydrate, as the decahydrate is a solid, while we are talking about Ga3+(aq). But to some extent these are related things.

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Amelia Noah  Follow
If you want ionic product, for consistency you should write the net ionic reaction. If so, you should not list H2SO4 as a reactant, but H+.

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