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IUPAC name Gallium(III) hydroxide | |
Systematic IUPAC name Trihydroxidogallium | |
Other names Gallium trihydroxide Orthogallic acid Inorganic gallic acid | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.521![]() |
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Properties | |
Ga(OH)3 | |
Molar mass | 120.7437 g/mol |
Solubility product (Ksp) | 7.28×10−36[1] |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Gallium hydroxide is aninorganic compound with thechemical formulaGa(OH)3. It is formed as agel following the addition ofammonia toGa3+ salts.[2] It is also found in nature as the raremineral söhngeite which is reported to contain octahedrallycoordinatedgallium atoms.[3]Gallium hydroxide isamphoteric. In stronglyacidic conditions, the galliumion,Ga3+ is formed. In stronglybasic conditions,[Ga(OH)4]− (tetrahydroxogallate(III)) is formed. Salts of[Ga(OH)4]− are sometimes calledgallates.[2]