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Aluminum oxide breaks down into it elemental components when electric current is applied.

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The primary use of aluminum oxide is the manufacture of aluminum metal. When an electric current is passed through molten (melted) aluminum oxide, the compound breaks down to form aluminum metal and oxygen gas.

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