Aluminium Ammonium Sulphate

Aluminum hydroxide, Al(OH)3, is found in nature as the mineral gibbsite (also known as hydrargillite) and its three much rarer polymorphs:bayerite,doyleite, and nordstrandite. Aluminium hydroxide is amphoteric, i.e., it has both basic and acidic properties. Closely related are aluminium oxide hydroxide, AlO(OH), and aluminium oxide or alumina (Al2O3), the latter of which is also amphoteric. These compounds together are the major components of the aluminium ore bauxite. Aluminium hydroxide also forms a gelatinous precipitate in water.

While litmus paper may be used to determine whether an aqueous solution is an acid or a base, it not good for estimating the pH value of the liquid.

Aluminium Foil

Aluminum foil is suitable for many laboratory application, including sealing bottles, culture tubes,  , reducing evaporation or heat losses, covering corks, making weighing boats or dishes. May be used to cover vessels for autoclaving and incubating.