In the aluminothermic process, aluminium acts as:

an oxidising agent

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a.flux

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a reducing agent

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a solder

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Solution

The correct option is C a reducing agent
Aluminium gets oxidized.
The equation is,
$2 A l + F e_{2} O_{3} \to 2 F e_{(m o l t e n)} + A l_{2} O_{3}$

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