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Question
Write the balanced chemical equation to show the concentration of ore in Baeyer’s process.
Aluminium hydroxide to alumina
Solution
\[\ce{2Al(OH)3 -> Al2O3 + 3H2O}\]
Explanation:
Aluminium hydroxide upon heating at 1000°C gives alumina, i.e., aluminium oxide and water.
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