Describe the role of sodium hydroxide in the process of extraction of aluminium.

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Sodium hydroxide helps in the purification of impure bauxite. It converts the impure bauxite into sodium aluminate.
Sodium hydroxide dissolves bauxite to form sodium meta aluminate and removes insoluble impurities from ${Al}_{2} O_{3}$ by forming red mud.

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