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Extraction of Aluminium

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In Hall's process the ore is leached by heating it with .

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sodium carbonate

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sodium bicarbonate

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sodium hyroxide

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The correct option is A sodium carbonate
In Hall's process the powdered ore is leached by heating it with sodium carbonate to form sodium aluminate. The reaction involved is:
${Al}_{2} O_{3} . H_{2} O(s) + {Na}_{2} {CO}_{3} (aq) \to 2 {NaAlO}_{2} (aq) + {CO}_{2} (g) + H_{2} O(l)$

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