electrolysis of alumina is done write chemical equation
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lectrolysis of the alumina/cryolite solution gives aluminium at the cathode and oxygen at the anode.
Al3+ + 3e-  Al (aluminium metal at the (-)cathode)
2O2- - 4e-  O2 (oxygen gas at the (+)anode)
Aluminium is more dense than the alumina/cryolite solution, and so falls to the bottom of the cell where it can be tapped off as pure liquid metal.
The overall reaction is
aluminium oxide  aluminium + oxygen
2Al23+O32-(l)  4Al(l) + 3O2(g)
lectrolysis of the alumina/cryolite solution gives aluminium at the cathode and oxygen at the anode.
Al3+ + 3e-  Al (aluminium metal at the (-)cathode)
2O2- - 4e-  O2 (oxygen gas at the (+)anode)
Aluminium is more dense than the alumina/cryolite solution, and so falls to the bottom of the cell where it can be tapped off as pure liquid metal.
The overall reaction is
aluminium oxide  aluminium + oxygen
2Al23+O32-(l)  4Al(l) + 3O2(g)
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