The common name of the Goldschmidt Aluminothermic Reduction process is:

Smelting

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Amalgamation

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Thermite Process

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Corrosion

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Solution

The correct option is C Thermite Process
Smelting is an extractive process to extract metal from its ore.
The thermite process was discovered in $1893$ by German chemist Hans Goldschmidt. Hence, it is called Goldschmidt Aluminothermic Reduction. It is used to weld railway tracks. Corrosion is the degradation of metal surface.

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