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Some Commercial Drain Cleaners Contain Aluminum Chips and Sodium Hydroxide

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Some commercial drain cleaners contain aluminum chips and sodium hydroxide pellets.When water is added to this mixture a vigorous reaction takes place which is best represented as


A) 2 Al(s) + 6 H+(aq) → 2 Al3+(aq) + 3 H2(g) .
B) 2 Al(s) + 2 OH-(aq) + 6 H2O(l) → 2 Al(OH) 4-(aq) + 3 H2(g) .
C) 2 Al(s) + 6 H2O(l) → 2 Al(OH) 3 + 3 H2(g) .
D) 2 Al(s) + 3 Cu2+(aq) → 2 Al3+(aq) + 2 Cu(s) .

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