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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Inorganic: General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

Question:

Which of the following is an example of electrochemical principles of metallurgy?

Options:

Baeyer’s process

Solvay process

Bergius process

Hall-Heroult process

Correct Answer:

Hall-Heroult process

Explanation:

The Hall-Heroult method uses electrochemistry to transform bauxite into almost pure aluminium. Bauxite is kept at a high temperature while being dissolved in a molten electrolyte made of sodium, fluorine, and aluminium. In this procedure, oxygen gas accumulates at the anode and aluminium at the cathode.