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Give the main reaction in Alumino thermic process ?

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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11 Years ago
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Aluminothermic reactions are the reactions used for production of iron alloys. These are highly exothermic reactions.
The most prominent example is the thermite reaction between aluminium and iron oxides:
Fe2O3+ 2 Al → 2 Fe + Al2O3