What is the correct chemical formula of aluminium oxide?

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Solution

Valency of $A l^{3 +}$ = 3
Valency of $O^{2 -}$ ion = 2

Symbol Al O

Valency 3 2

Upon criss-crossing the valencies, we get the formula of the compound as ${A l}_{2} O_{3}$ .

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