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BITSAT 2018
Exam
BITSAT
Year
2018
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals

BITSAT 2018 · Chemistry · General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals

In the context of the Hall-Heroult process for the extraction of Al...

In the context of the Hall-Heroult process for the extraction of AlAl, Which of the following statements is incorrect.

Options

  1. ACOCO and CO2{CO}_{2} are produced in the process.
  2. BAl2O3{Al}_{2}{O}_{3} is mixed with CaF2{CaF}_{2} which lowers the melting point of the mixture and brings conductivity.
  3. CAl3+{Al}^{3 +} is reduced at the cathode to form AlAl.
  4. DNa3AlF6{Na}_{3}{AlF}_{6} serves as the electrolyte.

Correct answer

D. Na3AlF6{Na}_{3}{AlF}_{6} serves as the electrolyte.

Step-by-step solution

(i) In Hall-Heroult process for extraction of AlAl, carbon anode is oxidised to COCO and CO2{CO}_{2}.

(ii) When Al2O3{Al}_{2}{O}_{3} is mixed with CaF2{CaF}_{2}, it lowers the melting point of the mixture and brings conductivity.

(iii) Al3+{Al}^{3 +} is reduced at cathode to form AlAl.

(iv) Al2O3{Al}_{2}{O}_{3} serves as the electrolyte, undergoing the redox process. Na3AlF6{Na}_{3}{AlF}_{6} although is an electrolyte but serves as a solvent, not electrolyte.

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