what is your observation and equation on the following procedure:?

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what is your observation and equation on the following procedure:?

Place 5cc of sodium hydroxide in a test tube and add a small piece of aluminum turning. If does not begin to react immediately, warm the mixture and the test gas evolved with a burning splint.

2007-08-11 00:52:40 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Aluminium reacts with sodium hydroxide to produce sodium aluminate solution and hydrogen gas:

2Al + 6NaOH + 2H2O ----> 2NaAl(OH)4 + 3H2

2007-08-11 01:50:17 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋