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Aluminium can be manufactured from the electrolysis of a molten mixture of aluminium oxide and

cryolite. In this process, which electrode must be continually replaced

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User Andra
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Answer:

The carbon anode

Step-by-step explanation:

The carbon anode is continually replaced because it burns off as carbon IV oxide gas by reacting with the oxygen had produced at the anode.

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