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Offline Yashpal

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Problem with the reaction of 13th group element with water
« on: December 11, 2016, 10:27:35 PM »
I was studying about boron family and I found that in this group only Al react water to form hydroxide but not B, Ga or In.
Can anyone tell me why it is the case?

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Re: Problem with the reaction of 13th group element with water
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2016, 08:02:44 PM »
Hi there.  I've fixed a typo, and split off a conversation that was going nowhere.

As a metaloid, I don't boron to form a hydroxide at all.  Aluminum, free of its protective oxide layer only reacts very slowly with water.  The others are just simply not as reactive, for some reason.
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