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Which of the following technique is used in the manufacture of aluminium from bauxite?

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Reduction with magnesium
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Reduction with coke
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Electrolytic reduction
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Reduction with iron
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Solution

The correct option is D Electrolytic reduction
Highly electropositive elements like Na, K, Al, Mg, Ca, Al can't be reduced by Carbon at moderate temperature. At high temperature, the metal combines with carbon to form carbide. So these metals are extracted by electrolysis of their oxides and this process is called electrolytic reduction.

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