Student 064
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| Aluminum is an abundant metal
that has many uses.
Bauxite looks like clay and contains several other elements including aluminum. Workmen use these other substances from bauxite to form others. They first grind the bauxite and put it into tanks. They use the other substance to form mass. After they remove the mass they put it through several other processes by using filters. After that processes it finally yields into a powdery, white chemical called alumina. Alumina is a mixture that contains oxygen and aluminum. Finally workmen seperate the aluminum from the oxygen by using electricity. After this procsess the final product is a metal that is light and luster and that looks silvery and bright. Alumina is a metal that comes in many different forms. |