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Predict the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms from aluminum and oxygen.

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Let's recall how to determine the charge of the ions in order to determine which compound will be formed.

When forming the chemical compounds, most of the elements want to achieve the configuration of noble gases, ie. reach an octet. When it comes to simple ionic compounds formed from nonmetals and metals, metals will tend to lose the electrons to form cations and nonmetals will gain the electrons to form anions.

Cations and anions will then be attracted by strong Coulombic forces, ie. the ionic bond will be formed.

The number of electrons gained/lost depends on the number of their valence electrons. The number of valence electrons for the main group elements can be easily determined by their placement in the periodic table of elements, ie. their Group number.

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