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Write the formula for the compound produced when arsenic is heated rapidly in air.

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The arsenic can burn in the air. Or can be oxidation by air when heated. The formula is 4As + 3O2 = 2As2O3. The production As2O3 is a amphoteric oxide like Al2O3.
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