Question

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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