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The conjugate base of [Al(OH2)3)(OH)3)] is:
1) [Al(OH2)2)(OH)4)]-
2) [Al(OH2)4)(OH)2)]
3) [Al(OH2)4)(OH)2)]-
4) [Al(OH2)4)(OH)2)]+
Well, it's a conjugate base, so the molecule has lost a proton, so the molecule has to have a negative charge. That leaves us with 1 and 3. It seems as if the only difference between choices 1 and 3 is from where the proton was lost. But how come it seems that in this problem the molecule isn't losing just a proton in any answer choice but also an oxygen molecule with it?
1) [Al(OH2)2)(OH)4)]-
2) [Al(OH2)4)(OH)2)]
3) [Al(OH2)4)(OH)2)]-
4) [Al(OH2)4)(OH)2)]+
Well, it's a conjugate base, so the molecule has lost a proton, so the molecule has to have a negative charge. That leaves us with 1 and 3. It seems as if the only difference between choices 1 and 3 is from where the proton was lost. But how come it seems that in this problem the molecule isn't losing just a proton in any answer choice but also an oxygen molecule with it?
