Why is aluminium extraction not possible by carbon reduction method?
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Some metals, such as aluminium, are so reactive that their oxides cannot be reduced by carbon. Aluminum is too high in the electrochemical series (reactivity series) i.e. it is a stronger reducing agent than carbon and therefore it cannot be extracted from its ore using carbon reduction
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aluminium has greater affinity for oxygen than for carbon, therefore carbon cannot reduce alumina (Al2O3) to aluminium
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Some metals, such as aluminium, are so reactive that their oxides cannot be reduced by carbon. Aluminum is too high in the electrochemical series (reactivity series) i.e. it is a stronger reducing agent than carbon and therefore it cannot be extracted from its ore using carbon reduction.
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