drewdzahn18 drewdzahn18
  • 03-12-2018
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What is the charge of an aluminum ion? (2 points) Select one: a. 2+ b. 3+ c. 2- d. 3-

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tallinn tallinn
  • 18-01-2019

Answer:- b. +3

Explanations:- Charge of a metal ion is equal to the number of valence electrons it has as it loses these electrons to have its nearest noble gas like electron configuration.

Al has 3 valence electrons and being a metal it loses all of these and so the charge of Al ion is +3. It could be shown as:

[tex]Al\rightarrow Al^+^3+3e^-[/tex]

So, the right choice is b. 3+.

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