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How to write the formula for aluminum hydroxide?

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Answer: Al(OH)₃

Step-by-step explanation:

Formula for aluminum hydroxide

Al³⁺

OH¹⁻

Use the "swap and drop" method. Swap the numbers on the charges and drop them as the subscripts for each element.

Al₁(OH)₃

If the subscript is 1, we do not write 1 in the formula. When a polyatomic is part of the formula and there is more than one, use parentheses around the polyatomic and place the subscript on the outside of the parentheses.

Al(OH)₃

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