Question

Aluminium is extracted from its chief ore bauxite. The ore is first purified and then the metal is extracted from it by electrolytic reduction.
Name a chemicals used for dissolving aluminium oxide. In which state of sub-division is the chemical used?

Answer 1

Fluorspar and cryolite act as solvent. The percentage by weight composition is as follows:
Alumina - 20% by mass
Cryolite - 60% by mass
Fluorspar - 20% by mass