Chemistry: Atoms First (2nd Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-924-3

Chapter 19 - Exercises - Page 789b: 31

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$Al_2O_3$ being amphoteric means it can act as both an acid and a base. It can react with both acids and bases to form salts. $Al_2O_3+6H^+\rightarrow 2Al^{3+}+3H_2O$ $Al_2O_3+2OH^-+3H_2O\rightarrow 2Al(OH)^{-}_4$
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