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

During the electrolysis of cryolite, aluminium and fluorine are formed in ........ molar ratio :

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

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Electrolysis of cryolite can be explained as \(\mathrm{Na}_3 \mathrm{AlF}_6 \rightleftharpoons 3 \mathrm{NaF}+\mathrm{AlF}_3\) \(4 \mathrm{AlF}_3 \rightleftharpoons 4 \mathrm{Al}^{3+}+12 \mathrm{~F}^{-}\)…