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The most common oxide of aluminum is
Explanation:
An oxide is a binary compound with oxygen and another element (in this case, aluminum).
Oxygen typically has a charge of
In order for the compound to form, there needs to be the same amount of electrons gained and lost, so there needs to be a common multiple of electrons either gained or lost on each side:
Since oxygen has a
The two elements in the compound will be written together, starting with the more metallic element, or the element further left on the periodic table:
Because
Al2O3
Explanation:
Al has oxidation state +3 and Oxygen has -2 i.e