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It is amphoteric, meaning that it is both an acid and a base in different situations.

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How do you classify the oxide of aluminum?

Aluminum oxide is classified as a metal oxide. Specifically, it is known as an amphoteric oxide, meaning it can react both as an acid (when combined with a base) and as a base (when combined with an acid).


How does the process of dissolving aluminum oxide occur?

The process of dissolving aluminum oxide occurs when the solid aluminum oxide is mixed with a strong base, such as sodium hydroxide, in water. The base reacts with the aluminum oxide, breaking it down into its ions, aluminum and oxygen. This forms a solution of sodium aluminate and water.


What is name of the compound Al2O3?

Al is the symbol for Aluminum and O is the symbol for oxygen. When oxygen is paired in a compound, it is changed to oxide. The name then is aluminum oxide.


Is Al2O3 an acid base salt or oxide?

Al2O3 is an oxide. It is the chemical formula for aluminum oxide, which is a compound formed by the bonding of aluminum and oxygen atoms. Oxides typically have basic properties.


Does ammonia react with aluminum oxide?

Yes ammonia can react with aluminum oxide. Aluminum oxide is ampoteric, that is, it shows both acidic and basic characters. Ammonia is basic in nature, so there will be a reaction between acidic and basic chemicals.


Is aluminum oxide magnetic?

No, aluminum oxide is not magnetic.


What is the chemical formula for Al203?

Al2O3 is the chemical formula of aluminium oxide.


What do you get when you mix aluminum and oxygen and iron?

When you mix aluminum and oxygen, you get aluminum oxide. If you mix iron with aluminum oxide, the aluminum will react with the iron oxide, forming a thermite reaction that produces molten iron and aluminum oxide slag.


Is aluminum oxide a cation or an anion and what is the symbol?

Al2O3 - aluminum oxide (dialuminium trioxide); this oxide is not a cation or anion but a chemical molecular substance.


What is the chemical formula for aluminum oxide when heated?

Aluminum oxide is Al2O3 and when heated it is still Al2O3, so heating aluminum oxide does nothing to it.


Does aluminum plus iodine forms aluminum oxide?

Aluminum and oxygen form aluminum oxide. Aluminum and iodine form aluminum iodide.


What oxides behave as both acids and bases?

Yes, it can. When an oxide behaves as acid and base, it is neutral. Examples: Aluminum oxide and the most common: water