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What special name is given to substances like aluminium oxide.

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Aluminium oxide reacts with both acids and bases and so it is called an amphoteric oxide.

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Chapter 3: Metals and Non-metals - Exercise 1 [Page 134]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Metals and Non-metals
Exercise 1 | Q 56.2 | Page 134

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