What is the name of Al(OH)3?

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Meave60 · mason m
Dec 16, 2015

The name of Al(OH)3 is aluminum hydroxide.

Explanation:

Ionic compounds are named for the elements or polyatomic ions of which they are made. We can know this is an ionic compound because it contains a metal ion and a polyatomic ion. The metal ion is Al3+ and the polyatomic ion is OH−, called the hydroxide ion.

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