JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements (Metallurgy)JEE Main

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Which of the following ore is used for industrial extraction of aluminium in India?

(A)Corundum
(B)Cryolite
(C)BauxiteCorrect
(D)Kaolin

Answer: (C)

Solution

Aluminium is industrially extracted from bauxite (AlO), which is abundant and economical to process by the Bayer and Hall-Heroult methods. Corundum is a purer but rarer oxide

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