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Question
Manganese metal is extracted from manganese dioxide by a reduction process by making use of:
(a) carbon
(b) hydrogen
(c) electrolysis
(d) aluminium
Solution
(d) aluminium
There are some metals that cannot be satisfactorily reduced by carbon. In such cases, aluminium is used as reducing agent, e.g., manganese.
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