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Assertion :In the extraction of aluminium by electrolysis it is necessary to renew the anode periodically. Reason: Oxygen gas is formed and at high temperature of the electrolysis cell it burns and oxidises away the carbon electrodes to form toxic carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
The anode is renewed periodically as they get oxidized. (At the positive anode, oxygen gas is formed and at high temperature of the electrolysis cell it burns and oxidises away the carbon electrodes to form toxic carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide. So the carbon graphite electrode is regularly replaced )

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