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C2 - Extraction Of Aluminium Flashcards

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What is used to lower the cost of electrolysing aluminium and why?

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Cryolite - it lowers the temperature.

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What are the electrodes made of?

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Graphite (carbon).

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What is formed at the negative electrode during aluminium electrolysis?

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Aluminium.

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What is formed at the positive electrode during aluminium electrolysis?

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Oxygen.

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What also happens at the positive electrode during the electrolysis of magnesium?

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The oxygen reacts with the carbon electrode to produce CO2.

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How is aluminium removed from its ore?

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Electrolysis.

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