covalent
Gallium chloride has the chemical formula GaCl3.
SeO2F2 does, the other two don't
If you are using the formulae as they appear in the question, you will not be able to balance it because the formula of gallium nitrate is wrong. Nine times out of ten this is the problem when you can't balance the equation, so always check. Having said that, I understand that the Answers site won't let you type the correct formula in the question.Here is the unbalanced equation:AgNO3 + GaCl3 --> AgCl + Ga(NO3)3As you can see, we need three nitrate groups and we have to place three chloride ions, so we put in the balancing numbers:3AgNO3 + GaCl3 --> 3AgCl + Ga(NO3)3and for completeness, especially as this is a precipitation reaction, we add the state symbols:3AgNO3(aq) + GaCl3(aq) --> 3AgCl(s) + Ga(NO3)3(aq)
GaCl3 is covalent. It is dimer Ga2Cl6 with chlorine bridges, Cl2GaCl2GaCl2
The best name is gallium trichloride. Gallium has another chloride GaCl2
The formula for Gallium Chloride is GaCl3.
covalent
Gallium chloride has the chemical formula GaCl3.
SeO2F2 does, the other two don't
If you are using the formulae as they appear in the question, you will not be able to balance it because the formula of gallium nitrate is wrong. Nine times out of ten this is the problem when you can't balance the equation, so always check. Having said that, I understand that the Answers site won't let you type the correct formula in the question.Here is the unbalanced equation:AgNO3 + GaCl3 --> AgCl + Ga(NO3)3As you can see, we need three nitrate groups and we have to place three chloride ions, so we put in the balancing numbers:3AgNO3 + GaCl3 --> 3AgCl + Ga(NO3)3and for completeness, especially as this is a precipitation reaction, we add the state symbols:3AgNO3(aq) + GaCl3(aq) --> 3AgCl(s) + Ga(NO3)3(aq)
GaCl3 is covalent. It is dimer Ga2Cl6 with chlorine bridges, Cl2GaCl2GaCl2
Osmium(IV) chloride OsCl4 *) AlCl3 and GaCl3 are the other chlorides For the other halides you must replace Cl by : F, Br, I (fluorides, bromides, iodides) *) Of osmium more halides are possible, eg. OsF6, OsCl3 .
It can combine with several elements, the strongest bond is when gallium forms with hafnium.
Gallium is not found free in nature, and it is present in only ppm (parts per million) quantities in minerals. For that reason, we recover gallium (III) salt as a byproduct of bauxite (a chief ore of aluminum) and sphalerite (a primary ore of zinc) processing. In either case, gallium chloride (GaCl3) is the salt we generally extract. Recovery of gallium from other sources is negligible. Use the link below for more information on this interesting poor metal.
No GaH3 is not polar. GaH3 is not polar because it has a trigonal planar shape. It also has dipoles that are balanced.
Gallium trichloride is covalent. It is present in the solid and liquid as the dimer Ga2Cl6 which has two bridging chlorine atoms. The electronegativity difference between Ga nnd Cl is only 1.32 insufficient for an ionic bond.