How does aluminium react with:
(i) boiling water.
(ii) concentrated H2SO4
(iii) dilute nitric acid
(iv) concentrated HCl
(v) NaOH?
Give reasons:
A mixture of dilute NaOH and aluminium pieces is used to open drain.
2Al (s) + 2NaOH(aq) + 6H2O(l)
↓
2 Na+[Al(OH)4] –(aq) + 3H2(g)
Sodium
tetra hydroxo aluminate(III)