Deducing the chemical formula for the compounds of aluminium hydroxide.
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Al(OH)2 is the formula of aluminium hydroxide
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"Criss-cross" the charges of each atom because it is an ionic compound. This will get you Al(OH)3.
Explanation:
Aluminum has a chemical symbol of Al, with a charge of 3+.
Hydroxide is a molecule consisting of twoelements - hydrogen and oxygen. The chemical formula for hydroxide is OH1−.
Aluminum is the cation, while hydroxide is the anion, thus we get Al(OH)3. This is because we still "criss-cross" the charges as it is an ionic compound - electrons are transferred - so aluminum's charge of 3+ goes to hydroxide while its charge of 1- goes to aluminum.
The 1 is redundant so we don't write it in.
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"Criss-cross" the charges of each atom because it is an ionic compound. This will get you Al(OH)3.
Explanation:
Aluminum has a chemical symbol of Al, with a charge of 3+.
Hydroxide is a molecule consisting of twoelements - hydrogen and oxygen. The chemical formula for hydroxide is OH1−.
Aluminum is the cation, while hydroxide is the anion, thus we get Al(OH)3. This is because we still "criss-cross" the charges as it is an ionic compound - electrons are transferred - so aluminum's charge of 3+ goes to hydroxide while its charge of 1- goes to aluminum.
The 1 is redundant so we don't write it in.
Hope this helps :)
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