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Uploaded by on Sep 19, 2008

aluminum+water reaction

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  • 2Al + 6H2O = 2Al(OH)3 + 3H2

  • you are right, but i treated the aluminium with HgCl2 before i put it into the water

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  • @IiGgOoRrish this is not water its HCL

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  • @IiGgOoRrish you need to treat the Al with HCl first to remove the oxide layer.

  • Nope, just make a NaCl solution and put the Aluminium in.

    Enjoy :-}

    This is really slow, but works with bubbles of H2

  • the reaction is not that vigourous in H2O only and the reaction is very slow.

  • caustic soda is the simple way to do this at home ...if you wanted to ? yep drain cleaner ...an alkali

  • @TheKrazykool809 add water 10 milligrams of mercury II chloride, and then adds a mixture of aluminum foil, salt, mercury forms an amalgam with aluminum otherwise an alumina layer protects ...

    

  • @IiGgOoRrish add water 10 milligrams of mercury II chloride, and then adds a mixture of aluminum foil, salt, mercury forms an amalgam with aluminum otherwise an alumina layer protects ...

  • I tried to do this but nothing happened! i even heat the water and nothing again!!!

  • wouldn't even sligtly acidic pH help ?

  • 2Al + 3H2O = Al2O3 + 3H2

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