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tinanalynn
Jul 27, 2007, 04:33 PM
OK I got all of them correctly balanced except for one, I've went through three pieces of paper trying to balance it and I just can so if some one could help that would be greatly appriciated thanks tianna

Gold (III) hydroxide --> gold (III) oxide + water

-is the equation, I think that is written like this: AuOH --> Au2O3 + H2O
or AuOH --> AuO+ H2O but I can't get it balanced no matter what I do

Capuchin
Jul 27, 2007, 04:35 PM
Au(OH)3 --> Au2O3 + H2O

Try now.

OH has a valency 1, Gold(III) has a valency 3, so it has to be Au(OH)3.