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COMEDK · Chemistry · 21. General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals

In the metallurgy of aluminium, when the fused matrix is electrolysed, the overall reduction reaction is

  1. A \(\mathrm{Al}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}+3 \mathrm{C} \longrightarrow 2 \mathrm{Al}+3 \mathrm{CO}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{Al}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3} \longrightarrow 2 \mathrm{Al}^{3+}+3 \mathrm{O}_{2}\)
  3. C \(2 \mathrm{Al}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}+3 \mathrm{C} \longrightarrow 4 \mathrm{Al}+3 \mathrm{CO}_{2}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{Al}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}+2 \mathrm{CO} \longrightarrow 2 \mathrm{Al}+2 \mathrm{CO}_{2}\)
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(C) \(2 \mathrm{Al}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}+3 \mathrm{C} \longrightarrow 4 \mathrm{Al}+3 \mathrm{CO}_{2}\)

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The overall reduction reaction of fused matrix is \[ 2 \mathrm{Al}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}+3 \mathrm{C} \longrightarrow 4 \mathrm{Al}+3 \mathrm{CO}_{2} \]