Extraction of Aluminium

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  • The Extraction of Aluminium
    • 1. Bauxite is mined
    • 2. It is purified into Alumina
    • 3. Alumina is transported
    • 4. Electrolysis
      • Cathode (-)
        • Al3+ + 3e-
          • Al
      • Anode (+)
          • O2+4e-
        • Anode is made of carbon
    • 5. Sheets of Aluminium
      • We make can
  • Anode is made of carbon
  • C + O = CO2

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