Q. In the aluminothermic process, Al acts as a/an
A) Solder
B) Oxidizing agent
C) Reducing agent
D) Flux
Explanation
(c)
Aluminium reduces ${Fe}_{2}O_{3}\ or\ Cr_{2}O_{3\ }$ to respective metals and acts as a reducing agent
$Fe_{2}O_{3} + \ 2Al\ \longrightarrow {Al}_{2}O_{3} + \ 2Fe$
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