Why is electrolysis of bauxite ore not done at 2054 degrees Celsius?
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high price
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Aluminium ore is called bauxite (Al 2 O 3 ). The bauxite is purified to yield a white powder – aluminium oxide (also known as alumina ) – from which aluminium can be extracted.
The extraction is done by electrolysis , but first the aluminium oxide must be melted so that electricity can pass through it. However, aluminium oxide has a very high melting point (over 2,000°C) so it would be expensive to melt it.
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