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If you're talking about burning, then no. Powdered aluminum has an extremely high surface area, and oxidizes very quickly. An aluminum can does not nearly the same amount of surface area, and oxidizes much more slowly, so it won't burn readily.

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Why cant carbon push aluminium out of aluminium oxide?

Carbon cannot push aluminum out of aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃) because the reduction of aluminum oxide to aluminum requires a more reactive element than aluminum, and carbon is not reactive enough for this purpose under normal conditions. The thermodynamic stability of aluminum oxide means that carbon would need to achieve a significantly higher temperature to reduce it. Additionally, in typical extraction processes like the Hall-Héroult process, aluminum is produced using electrolysis rather than direct reduction with carbon.


Why cant the pH of aluminium oxide be measured?

Aluminum oxide is insoluble in water, so it does not produce an aqueous solution for pH measurement. Since pH is a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution, it cannot be directly measured in the case of aluminum oxide.


Why cant you extract aluminum from its ore?

Aluminum is extracted from its ore using the Hall-Héroult process, which involves electrolysis of aluminum oxide dissolved in molten cryolite. The process requires a significant amount of energy, making it expensive compared to other metals extraction methods. Additionally, aluminum oxide has a high melting point, further complicating the extraction process.


Why cant s-waves travel through the core and p-waves can?

P=wave is short for pressure wave. S-wave is short for shear wave. This should suggest a possible reason they behave differently in the (molten) outer core.


Did plastic scraps attract by electromagnet?

no. plastic bags are not metallic. i suppose a couple might be caught by static electricity, but that would be more inefficient that separating them by hand.

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Why cant carbon push aluminium out of aluminium oxide?

Carbon cannot push aluminum out of aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃) because the reduction of aluminum oxide to aluminum requires a more reactive element than aluminum, and carbon is not reactive enough for this purpose under normal conditions. The thermodynamic stability of aluminum oxide means that carbon would need to achieve a significantly higher temperature to reduce it. Additionally, in typical extraction processes like the Hall-Héroult process, aluminum is produced using electrolysis rather than direct reduction with carbon.


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