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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals

Which statement is incorrect regarding Hall-Heroult process for metallurgy of aluminium?
1. Use of \(\mathrm{Na}_3 \mathrm{AlF}_6\) lowers the melting point of \(\mathrm{Al}_2 \mathrm{O}_3\)
2. Steel vessel with lining of carbon acts as cathode.
3. Graphite is used as anode.
4. Carbon dioxide gas is generated at cathode.

  1. A 1
  2. B 2
  3. C 3
  4. D 4
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(D) 4

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In Hall-Heroult process for extraction of aluminium (crude) from alumina \(\left(\mathrm{Al}_2 \mathrm{O}_3\right)\). Statements (1), (2) and (3) are correct because cryolite \(\left(\mathrm{Na}_3 \mathrm{AlF}_6\right)\) is added to \(\mathrm{Al}_2 \mathrm{O}_3\) to lower, its…