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Question
Give reason for the following:
Aluminium is extracted from its oxide by electrolytic reduction and not by convectional reducing agents.
Solution
Aluminium has a great affinity for oxygen, so a reducing agent does not reduce it. Therefore, it is extracted from its oxide by electrolytic reduction.
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