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Question
Fill in the following blank with suitable word:
Ordinary aluminium strips are not attacked by water because of the presence of a layer of ................. on the surface of aluminium.
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Solution
Ordinary aluminium strips are not attacked by water because of the presence of a layer of aluminium oxide on the surface of aluminium.
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