Question

What is Bauxite?

Answer 1

Ore: "Out of many minerals in which a metal may be found, only a few are viable to be used as sources of that metal. Such minerals are known as ores."

Bauxite:

• It is an ore of aluminium.
• The chemical formula of bauxite is ${\text{Al}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3·2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$.