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2 unusual facts about Gallium trichloride


Gallium chloride

Gallium trichloride (gallium(III) chloride/digallium hexachloride), GaCl3

Gallium trichloride

The low oxidation state of Ga in Ga(III)Cl3, along with the low electronegativity and high polarisability, allow Ga(III)Cl3 to behave as a "Soft Acid" in terms of the HSAB theory.



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