Why do we use only oxygen for extracting metals?
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Not only oxygen me also use Carbon Monoxide.
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The extraction is done by electrolysis. The ions in the aluminium oxide must be free to move so that electricity can pass through it. ... This is an aluminium compound with a lower melting point than aluminium oxide. The use of cryolite reduces some of the energy costs involved in extracting aluminium.
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