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Question
Write the equation for the reaction where the aluminium oxide for the electrolytic extraction of aluminium is obtained by heating aluminium hydroxide.
Solution
\[\ce{2Al(OH)3 ->[Heat][1000^\circ C] Al2O3 + 3H2O}\]
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