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Chemistry Forums for Students => High School Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: #Brown on December 03, 2015, 02:30:53 PM
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Hello fellow Chemists!
I felt a bit flummoxed when trying to attempt to find a correct balanced equation for this substance. My experiment involved mixing oxalic acid dihydrate (COOH)2·2H2O with Potassium oxalate monohydrate K2(COO)2·H2O and Aluminium hydroxide Al(OH)3 to form Potassium Trioxalatoaluminate trihydrate K3[Al(C2O4)3]·3H2O
The equation therefore should look like this?
(COOH)2·2H2O + K2(COO)2·H2O + 2Al(OH)3 :rarrow: K3[Al(C2O4)3]·3H2O + H2O
I need help balancing the above. Any help would be much appreciated! :)
Note: I was able to balance this equation as shown below but obviously H2O has been eliminated, is this right as H2O is in excess?
3(COOH)2 + 3K2(COO)2 :rarrow: 2K3[Al(C2O4)3] + 6H2
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Hard to say where is the problem, it balances nicely.
I would start with K.