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Check each metallurgical fact: Baeyer's leaching, Hall-Heroult (Al only), pig iron to cast iron, blister copper from SO2.
Updated On: Nov 11, 2026
  • leaching of bauxite using concentrated NaOH solution gives sodium aluminate and sodium silicate
  • the Hall-Heroult process is used for the production of aluminium and iron
  • pig iron is obtained from cast iron
  • the blistered appearance of copper during the metallurgical process is due to the evolution of CO2
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

(1) Bauxite (Al2O3.xH2O with SiO2 impurities) leached with conc. NaOH gives sodium aluminate and sodium silicate (Baeyer's process): correct.
(2) Hall-Heroult electrolysis is used only for aluminium, not iron: wrong.
(3) Cast iron is obtained from pig iron (by remelting with scrap iron and coke), not the reverse: wrong.
(4) Blister copper gets its blistered appearance from escape of SO2 during solidification, not CO2: wrong.
Answer: (1) leaching of bauxite using concentrated NaOH solution gives sodium aluminate and sodium silicate
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