Extraction of Aluminium

Explore the difficulties of extracting aluminium from its ore, and how the vast quantities of heat and electricity generated by electrolysis allow this to happen.

Chemistry - ReactionsLearning Points.

Aluminium is difficult to extract from the Earth's crust as it is highly reactive.

Aluminium forms compounds that are very stable and difficult to separate.

Bauxite is a natural ore of aluminium.

Many chemical processes and reactions are used in the extraction of aluminium.

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