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The ore of aluminium is called
A.
Magnesium
B.
Bauxite
Aluminate
Manganese

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Aluminium can be extracted (uneconomically) from some clays but the most common aluminium ore is a material called bauxite. First the aluminium ore needs to be mined, then the bauxite is refined into alumina (aluminium oxide). Large amounts of electricity are used to smelt the alumina into aluminium metal.

The answer is B, bauxite

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