Aluminium is a fairly reactive metal that often has a protective layer on due to oxidation

with air. This means it sometimes seems reluctant to react. Name the protective layer.

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Zachary Bates

29 December, 08:01

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Dakota Wallace · Answer 1

passivation layer

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The oxide layer that forms ontop of many metals is called the passivation layer.

Aluminium is a fairly reactive metal that often has a protective layer on due to oxidationwith air. This means it sometimes seems reluctant to react. Name the protective layer.