What will happen, if anode is made of nickel instead of graphite in the extraction of aluminium from AlCl3?
A
Nickel will be affected by high temperature
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B
Nickel will combine with Cl2
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C
Nickel is insulator
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D
All of these
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Solution
The correct option is A Nickel will combine with Cl2 Since Ni has a considerably higher melting point therefore it wont be affected by higher temperature, but since it easily reacts with Cl2 therefore at higher temperatures it will combine with Cl2 to form NiCl2 .