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Explain why aluminium is extracted by electrolysis rather than reduction with carbon.
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Electrolysis
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Using electrolysis to extract metals
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Explain why aluminium is extracted by electrolysis rather than reduction with carbon
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- Electrolysis: The process of using electrical energy to split an ionic compound into its constituent ions, allowing ions to move to electrodes and be discharged as products.
- Aluminium extraction: The industrial process of producing aluminium metal by electrolysing molten aluminium oxide dissolved in cryolite, rather than reducing it with carbon.
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Aluminium extraction via carbon reduction: Aluminium oxide is too stable for reduction with carbon; the high temperature required would also melt the carbon anode, so electrolysis is used instead.
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- Define electrolysis as the splitting up of an ionic compound using electricity.
The process of electrolysis
- Describe an electrolyte as a liquid that contains free-moving ions.
The process of electrolysis
- Explain why ionic compounds must be molten or dissolved in water for electrolysis to occur.
The process of electrolysis
- Identify the positive electrode as the anode.
The process of electrolysis
- Identify the negative electrode as the cathode.
The process of electrolysis