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Answer the following questions with reference to the concentration of bauxite ore.

(a) Name the process used to concentrate the ore.

(b) Give a balanced chemical equation for the conversion of aluminium hydroxide to pure alumina.

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(a) Bayer's process is used to concentrate bauxite ore to alumina.

(b)

2Al(OH)31000°CAl2O3+3H2O2\text{Al(OH)}3 \xrightarrow{1000 \degree\text{C}} \text{Al}2\text{O}3 + 3\text{H}2\text{O}

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