Metals form cations and non-metals form anions.
Aluminum ions are positive, and have three neutrons in it.
Aluminum is 3+ and chloride is 1-. So, you need 3 chloride ions to neutralize 1 aluminum ion.
The Al and O must balance each other in charge, so it takes 2 Al^3+ for a total of 6+ and it takes 3 O^2- for a total of 6-. Thus, aluminum oxide has the formula of Al2O3
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electrons are shared between all aluminum ions in the bar
I believe that would form aluminum chloride.
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The most familiar one is aluminum, which can form ions with a charge of plus 3, for example in compounds such as aluminum oxide.
Oppositely charged ions form ionic bonds.
There are 3 ions in the formula Al2SO4 (2 aluminum and 1 sulfate), but this formula is wrong. The formula of aluminum sulfate is Al2(SO4)3 which contains 5 ions: 2 aluminum ions and 3 sulfate ions.
This is a levis acid.Al Shows the +3 as theoxidation number.
The type of ions that metals form are called positively charged ions. The scientific name for positively charged ions is cations.
Metals form cations and non-metals form anions.
Aluminum has trivalent cation. It is Al3+
Sodium +1 Aluminum +3 Calcium +2 Sulfer -2 Nitrogen -3