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Subject - Chemistry:

Basics

MCQ - 372-2558

Question:

Which of the following represents the correct formula for aluminum oxide?

  1. AlO
  2. Al2O3
  3. AlO2
  4. Al2O3

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

The charge of an oxide anion is -2 and the charge of an aluminum cation is +3. The smallest number that is evenly divisible by both 2 and 3 is 6. Therefore you will need two aluminum cations for a total of +6 and three oxide anions for a total of -6 in order for the charges to balance out. A clever way to arrive at the correct formula is to use the charge of each element as the subscript of the other element...note how that works for this example!

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