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A-LevelChemistryChemical periodicity9701/12 · May/June 2011 · Q161 Mark

Why does aluminium oxide dissolve in sodium hydroxide solution?

AAluminium oxide can behave as a base.

BAluminium oxide can behave as an acid.

CAluminium oxide has a giant structure.

DThe bonding in aluminium oxide is ionic.

✓ Correct answer

B: Aluminium oxide can behave as an acid.

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Topic: Chemical periodicity, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Chemistry, May/June 2011 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 16.

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