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erik [133]
3 years ago
11

The refining of aluminum from bauxite ore (which contains 50.% Al2O3 by mass) proceeds by the overall reaction 2Al2O3 + 3C → 4Al

+ 3CO2. How much bauxite ore is required to give the 5.0  1013 grams of aluminum produced each year in the United States? (Assume 100% conversion.)
Chemistry
1 answer:
iragen [17]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

18.9 x 10¹³ grams of Bauxite Ore

Explanation:

Al₂O₃ = 50% of Bauxite Ore

Al₂O₃ = 0.5 (Bauxite Ore)--------------------------------------- (1)

Overall reaction:

2Al₂O₃ + 3C → 4Al + 3CO₂--------------------------------------- (2)

[ Al= 27 , O=16, C=12]

From  (2), 2 moles of  Aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃) gives  4 moles of Aluminium

In terms of grams, we can say:

Al₂O₃ = [2(27) +3(16)]

         = 54 +48

         =102grams

2 moles of Al₂O₃ = 2 x102grams

                            =204grams

4 moles of Al = 4 x 27

                      =108 grams

So from (2):

204 grams of  Al₂O₃   = 108 grams of  Aluminium

x grams of  Al₂O₃        =  5.0 x 10¹³grams of Aluminium

Calculating for x:

x =  (204 x  5.0 x 10¹³)/ 108

  = 9.44 x 10¹³ grams

So 9.44 x 10¹³ grams of pure bauxite (Bauxite) is required.

However the to calculate the quantity of raw bauxite, we use (1):

Bauxite ore = Pure Bauxite/0.5

                   =   9.44 x 10¹³ grams/0.5

                   =   18.88 x 10¹³ grams

                    ≈ 18.9 x 10¹³ grams

 

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