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The element which could be extracted by electrolytic reduction of its oxide dissolved in a high temperature melt is:


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Sodium
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Potassium
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Fluorine
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Aluminium
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Solution

The correct option is D Aluminium
The element which could be extracted by electrolytic reduction of its oxide dissolved in a high-temperature melt is aluminium.

It is extracted by the electrolysis of alumina by Hall and Heroult's process by using a fused mixture of alumina and cryolite along with minor quantities of aluminium fluoride and fluorspar.

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