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General Principles and processes of Isolation of Elements
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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.
Standard 12
Chemistry