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  • (a)    What is thermit process ? Where is this process used ? Write balanced chemical equation for the reaction involved. (b)    Where does the metal aluminium, used in the process, occurs in the reactivity serie

(a)    What is thermit process ? Where is this process used ? Write balanced chemical equation for the reaction involved.

(b)    Where does the metal aluminium, used in the process, occurs in the reactivity series of metals.

(c)     Name the substance that are getting oxidised and reduced in the process.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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(a) 

  • The process of Reduction of metal oxides with aluminum powder in which a huge amount of heat is liberated is Known as thermite process. 
  • Thermit reaction which is used to join railway tracks or cracked machine parts.
  • Thermit reaction  is the reaction of iron (III) oxide with aluminium ,  Fe2O3(s) + 2Al(s) 2Fe(l) + Al2O3(s) + Heat

(b)   In the reactivity series, Aluminium metal belongs to category of metals of high reactivity

(c) Aluminium is getting oxidised, Fe2O3 is getting reduced in this process 

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