Aluminum reacts with a certain nonmetallic element to form a compound with the general formula Alx. element x is a diatomic gas at room temperature. element x must be nitrogen.
Natural substances known as non-metals are fragile and don't produce electricity or heat . The non-metallic elements in the periodic table seem to be hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, arsenic, as well as selenium.
Alx → [tex]Al^{3+}[/tex] + [tex]X^{3-}[/tex]
AlN → [tex]Al^{3+}[/tex] + [tex]N^{3-}[/tex]
Non-metals have substances that are lackluster, sonority, ductility, and malleability, and are poor conductors of heat as well as electricity. They are soft and dull in appearance.
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Aluminum reacts with a certain nonmetallic element to form a compound with the general formula alx. element x is a diatomic gas at room temperature. element x must be ________.
(a) Nitrogen,
(b) Sulfur
(c) Bromine
(d) oxygen
