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Aluminium hydroxides are a group of amphoteric inorganic compounds in which aluminium is bonded to one or more hydroxide (OH⁻) groups, capable of reacting with both acids and bases depending on the pH of the surrounding environment.

The group is characterised by low solubility in water under neutral conditions, white to colourless appearance, and the shared property of decomposing upon heating to yield aluminium oxide (alumina, Al₂O₃) and water.

The principal member is aluminium trihydroxide (Al(OH)₃), which occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite and is produced industrially in large quantities as the key intermediate of the Bayer Process.

Aluminium hydroxides serve as important precursors to alumina and a wide range of aluminium chemicals, and find direct application as flame retardants, pharmaceutical antacids, and functional fillers.

 

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