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Q. Aqueous ammonia is used as a precipitating reagent for Al3+ ions as Al(OH)3 rather than aqueous NaOH, because

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Solution:

Al(OH)3 formed with NaOH dissolves in excess of NaOH to form aluminate ion.

which is stable.

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