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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

WHY NAALO2 IS FORM BUT NAFEO2 IS NOT FORM?

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10 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Amogh Dabholkar
10 Years ago
​1) Al is amphoteric while Fe is not amphoteric.
2) NaAlO2 exists in water as co-ordination compound NaAl(OH)4 .
But Fe cannot form such a co-ordination compound and hence there is no NaFeO2