A sample contains one or more of the ions: aluminum, calcium, copper(II), iron(III); upon addition of NH3, after centrifuging, it looks like the picture shown below. For each metal put in the correct letter: P = definitely present,  A = definitely absent, U = uncertain, can't tell if present or absent.  aluminum = , calcium = , copper = , iron = .

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A sample contains one or more of the ions: aluminum, calcium, copper(II), iron(III); upon addition of NH3, after centrifuging, it looks like the picture shown below. For each metal put in the correct letter: P = definitely present,  A = definitely absent, U = uncertain, can't tell if present or absent. 

aluminum = ,

calcium = ,

copper = ,

iron = .

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