Chromium(VI) forms two different oxyanions, the orange dichromate ion, Cr2O72− , and the yellow chromate ion, CrO42− .
(See the following photos.) The equilibrium reaction between the two ions is
Explain why orange dichromate solutions turn yellow when sodium hydroxide is added.
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