Extraction of Metals - Result Question 1
####1. The correct statement is
(a) leaching of bauxite using concentrated
(b) the hall-heroult process is used for the production of aluminium and iron.
(c) pig iron is obtained from cast iron.
(d) the blistered appearance of copper during the metallurgical process is due to the evolution of
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Solution:
- The correct statement is “leaching of bauxite using concentrated
solution gives sodium aluminate and sodium silicate”. Bauxite usually contains , iron oxides and titanium oxide as impurities. Concentration is carried out by digesting the powdered ore with a concentrated solution of at and bar pressure. is leached out as sodium aluminate (and too as sodium silicate) leaving the impurities behind.
The aluminate in solution is neutralised by passing
The sodium silicate remains in the solution and hydrated alumina is filtered, dried and heated to give back pure