Why does the salts of ga+ and in+ undergo disproportionation?
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Gallium shows both +1 and +3 oxidation states due to inert pair effect. However, its +3 oxidation state is more stable than +1 oxidation state. Therefore, +1 gallium is less stable than +3 gallium and hence undergoes disproportionation to form gallium and more stable +3 gallium ions in aqueous solution.
same is the case with indium due to INERT PAIR EFFECT, both of them undergoes disproportionation Rxn.
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same is the case with indium due to INERT PAIR EFFECT, both of them undergoes disproportionation Rxn.
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