Can anyone tell me the structure of oxalatoaluminate anion?

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Can anyone tell me the structure of oxalatoaluminate anion?

2006-09-12 02:32:56 · 2 answers · asked by ricadoe 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

2 answers

Aluminate is AlO2 (with a charge of -1)
Oxalate is (COO)2 (with a charge of -2)

Thus, oxalatoaluminate would probably be visualized as:
O...........O
...\\.......//
....C.-.C..........O
.../........\.........//
O-.........O.-.Al
......................\
.......................O-

(the periods are required so the spacing is kept by Y! Answers)

2006-09-12 02:54:58 · answer #1 · answered by ³√carthagebrujah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

look here

(hint..... google it this way "structure of oxalato aluminate anion"
it picks up alot of hits

good luck

2006-09-12 10:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by kmday1130 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋