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How does aluminium ion form a hexaaquaaluminium(iii) ion, although it has 4 vacant orbitals?
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Michael Muirhead
How does aluminium ion form a hexaaquaaluminium(iii) ion, although it has 4 vacant orbitals?
An aluminum atom has vacant d-orbitals, and can use them in hybrid orbitals such as the d^2sp^3 orbital, which makes the ion octahedral, and able to make ion-dipole interactions with 6 water molecules.
An aluminum atom has vacant d-orbitals, and can use them in hybrid orbitals such as the d^2sp^3 orbital, which makes the ion octahedral, and able to make ion-dipole interactions with 6 water molecules.
An aluminum atom has vacant d-orbitals, and can use them in hybrid orbitals such as the d^2sp^3 orbital, which makes the ion octahedral, and able to make ion-dipole interactions with 6 water molecules.
An aluminum atom has vacant d-orbitals, and can use them in hybrid orbitals such as the d^2sp^3 orbital, which makes the ion octahedral, and able to make ion-dipole interactions with 6 water molecules.
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