Question

34 a) i)
Mentior the ores of Aluminium with its formula
ii) Explain the extraction of Aluminium from its ore by Baeyer's process and
Hall's process.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The Hall–Héroult process is the major industrial process for smelting aluminium. It involves dissolving aluminium oxide (alumina) (obtained most often from bauxite, aluminium's chief ore, through the Bayer process) in molten cryolite, and electrolysing the molten salt bath, typically in a purpose-built cell. The Hall–Héroult process applied at industrial scale happens at 940–980 °C and produces 99.5–99.8% pure aluminium. Recycled aluminum requires no electrolysis, thus it does not end up in this process.[1] This process contributes to climate change through the emission of carbon dioxide in the electrolytic reaction.