Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Electrochemistry

Electrochemistry — practice question

In the extraction of aluminium by electrolysis, why must aluminium oxide be dissolved in molten cryolite?

  • Ato reduce the very high melting point of the electrolyte
  • Bcryolite is a base; aluminium oxide is amphoteric
  • Ccryolite reacts with the aluminium oxide to form ions
  • Dmolten aluminium oxide alone would not conduct electricity

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