Question

chemical property of bauxite. not physical property

Answer 1

Answer:

Bauxite is the best and only material for making aluminum metal. Bauxite is used in chemical industry, refractory brocks, abrasive, cement, steel, and petroleum. Lateritic bauxite is often used as a building material

Variable but always rich in aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides

Answer 2

Answer :

• Aluminium is obtained from Bauxite.
• Bauxite contains Silica oxide (SiO2), Ferric oxide (FeO2) and Titanium (TiO2).
• To obtain Aluminium from Bauxite either of the two methods are used i.e. Bayer's process and Hall's method.
• During these two methods bauxite is heated with caustic soda (NaOH) and sodium carbonate (NaCO3) respectively.
• The molecular formula of Bauxite is Al2O3.H2O.