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Which of the following metals cannot be extracted by the smelting process ? Al, Zn,Fe, Pb

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Solution :Aluminiumcannotbeextractedbythesmeltingprocessbecauseoffollowingreasons :
(i) Alishighlyelectropositiveelementhavingverystrongaffinityforoxygen. Therefore , `Al_2O_3 `isverystablecompoundand hencecannotbereducedbycarbon.
(ii) `Al_2O_3 `whenheatedwithcarbonformsaluminumcarbide.
`""2 Al_2O- 3+9 C toAl _ 4 C_3 + 6CO`


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