Recently, I have been wondering about justifying the notion on how some common acids (e.g. carboxylic acids) are themselves weaker bases than water to the point that we don't usually consider them to act as base. To begin, we use the formula for $\mathrm{p}K_\mathrm{b}$ and consider for example a...
It was given in my text book that reducing character of group 15 hydrides increases down the group. I am a bit confused about this. For $\ce{NH3}$ this is fine as I assume that:
$$\ce{NH3 -> N + H^+ + 3e^-}$$
My doubt arises in the higher elements of the group. In $\ce{SbH3}$, $\ce{H}$ is prese...
@AlphaRomeo Die englischsprachige Wikipedia sagt, dass Stiban (SbH3) wird durch Sauerstoff oxidiert. Die Oxidationszahl der Wasserstoffatome ändert sich von -1 bis +1.
It was given in my text book that reducing character of group 15 hydrides increases down the group. I am a bit confused about this. For $\ce{NH3}$ this is fine as I assume that:
$$\ce{NH3 -> N + H^+ + 3e^-}$$
My doubt arises in the higher elements of the group. In $\ce{SbH3}$, $\ce{H}$ is prese...
