Question 1
The Hall-Heroult process for the production of aluminum involves the electrolysis of
◦ molten Al
2O
3.
◦ a molten mixture of Al
2O
3 and Na
3AlF
6.
◦ an aqueous solution of Al(NO
3)
3.
◦ molten cryolite, Na
3AlF
6.
Question 2
Which requires the most electricity (in terms of faradays of charge transferred) per gram of useful product formed?
◦ electrolysis of aqueous NaCl (chlor-alkali industry)
◦ electrolysis of molten NaCl/CaCl
2 in a Downs cell
◦ production of aluminum in the Hall-Heroult process
◦ electrorefining copper metal