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Question
The major ore of aluminium is known as:
(a) cinnabar
(b) calamine
(c) bauxite
(d) pyrolusite
Solution
(c) bauxite
Bauxite is one of the major ores of aluminium. Its compound is aluminium oxide (Al2O3.2H2O).
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