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Reaction of Metals with Water

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Aluminium reacts with steam to produce a layer that protects it from further reaction. Enter the name of the compound (text) here: ___.

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Aluminium reacts with the steam to produce a thick oxide layer of aluminium oxide ( $A l_{2} O_{3}$ ) which protects it from further reaction.

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