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During electrolytic reduction of alumina, two auxiliary electrolytes $X$ and $Y$ are added to increase the electrical conductance and lower the temperature of melt in order to making fused mixture very conducting. $X$ and $Y$ are

A

cryolite and flourspar

B

cryolite and alum

C

alum and flourspar

D

flourspar and bauxite

Solution

During electrolytic reduction of alumina, two electrolytes $CaF _2$ and cryolite are added.

Function of fluorspar: It reduces the melting point of mixture and improves the electrical conductivity of the melt as compared to molten $Al _2 O _3$.

Cryolite, $Na _3 AIF _6$ forms a melt with lower melting temperature.

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