Question detail
For Using electrolysis to extract metals, which redox focus answer best supports this Unit 4.4 objective: Write word equations for the main reactions in aluminium extraction?
Try the question, check the answer, then read the explanation to understand the curriculum point.
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
Electrolysis
Question
- A. To allow ions to move freely - correct redox focus for aluminium extraction
- B. Wrong redox focus: confuses aluminium extraction with a nearby Unit 4.4 chemical change idea
- C. Wrong particle check: uses the wrong ion, electrode, acid-base term, or product for Using electrolysis to extract metals
- D. Wrong reaction link: does not support Write word equations for the main reactions in aluminium extraction
Answer
The correct option is To allow ions to move freely - correct redox focus for aluminium extraction.
Explanation
The correct option is To allow ions to move freely - correct redox focus for aluminium extraction. To allow ions to move freely - correct redox focus for aluminium extraction is correct because it directly supports the approved learning objective to write word equations for the main reactions in aluminium extraction. This redox focus variant asks students to separate aluminium extraction from similar Unit 4.4 chemical-change ideas. The reasoning belongs to Using electrolysis to extract metals within Electrolysis, so it should not be confused with nearby ideas about acids, alkalis, bases, oxidation, reduction, displacement, reactivity, electrolysis, electrodes, ions, pH, or salt preparation unless those are named in the objective. Use the focus term aluminium extraction to keep the answer aligned with AQA GCSE Chemistry 8462 Unit 4.4 Chemical changes. Keep acid, alkali and base distinct; keep oxidation and reduction distinct; do not mix reduction with displacement; keep electrolysis separate from electroplating; distinguish anode from cathode, positive ions from negative ions, oxidation state from ionic charge, and strong acid from concentrated acid. The other options are weaker because they either use the wrong reaction type, wrong ion, wrong electrode, wrong acid-base distinction, vague wording, or the wrong chemical-change context.
Common mistake
Misidentifying the anode product
Students often write that aluminium is produced at the anode during aluminium extraction.
Explain that aluminium ions are reduced at the cathode to give aluminium metal, while oxide ions are oxidised at the anode to give oxygen gas.
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