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What are rubies and sapphires chemically known as?

(a) Silicon dioxide

(b) Aluminium oxide

(c) Lead tetroxide

(d) Boron nitride

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(b) Aluminium oxide

Aluminium oxide is a chemical compound of aluminium and oxygen with the chemical formula Al2O3. Corundum is the most common naturally occurring crystalline form of aluminium oxide. Rubies and sapphires are gem-quality in forms of corundum which owe their characteristic colours to trace impurities.

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