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Aluminium ore is called bauxite. The bauxite is purified to yield a white powder, aluminium oxide, from witch aluminium can be extracted. The extraction is done by electrolysis. But first the aluminium oxide must be made molten so that electricity can pass through it.
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Why is bauxite used?
Bauxite is the natural ore from which aluminum is extracted.
Is ore and ingot a mineral?
It is so because metals cannot be extracted from minerals in a convenient way. E.g.:- Aluminum metal is found in both minerals: clay and bauxite. Aluminum metal is extracted only from bauxite in a convenient way. So, bauxite is an ore of aluminum. On the other hand, it is not extracted from clay so clay remains only as mineral not ore of aluminum.
What is a metallic ore?
Its mineral (rock) that can be processed to produce base metal, here are a few examples Chalcocite: Cu2S for production of copper Bauxite Al2O3 for production of aluminium Argentite: Ag2S for production of silver
How is calcium extracted from its ore?
its extracted
What is the name of a deposit from which minerals can be extracted profitably?
Ore
Which ore is aluminum extract from?
which ore is aluminum extracted from
What metals can be extracted from bauxite?
Aluminum is extracted from bauxite ore.
What metal can be extracted from bauxite ore?
Bauxite contains aluminum oxide, from which aluminum metal is refined.
What rock isaliminium extracted from?
Aluminum ore
Is there a mineral where Aluminum could be extracted from?
An Ore.
How is bauxite important?
It is the ore that aluminum is extracted from.
What can be made from bauxite?
Buaxite is the ore from which aluminum is extracted.
Why is bauxite used?
Bauxite is the natural ore from which aluminum is extracted.
Why Bauxite useful?
Bauxite is the natural ore from which aluminum is extracted.
Is aluminum an ore explain?
yes an aluminium is an ore, it it found in a rock and can be extracted very easily
What is the name of the most common aluminium ore?
Bauxite . Chemically it is Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
What is the difference between bauxite and aluminum?
Bauxite is the ore of aluminium, from which aluminium is is extracted.
