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A student tried to prepare aluminium carbonate by mixing a solution of aluminium chloride and a solution of sodium carbonate but did not succeed. Explain.

A student tried to prepare aluminium carbonate by mixing a solution of aluminium chloride and a solution of sodium carbonate but did not succeed. Explain.

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sharon
Aluminium chloride hydrolyses in water giving an acidic solution which reacts with CO32- ions and hence precipitation of the carbonate can not take place.
sharon kalunda answered the question on April 1, 2019 at 07:18

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