Alcoa and the Aluminum Industry
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What is the primary ingredient for making aluminum?

  • Aluminum oxide (correct)
  • Aluminum powders
  • Bauxite ore
  • Aluminum silicates
  • Where is most bauxite mining carried out today?

  • Caribbean, Australia, South America, and Africa (correct)
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • What transformation process does a truckload of bauxite ore undergo to yield aluminum?

  • Mining
  • Fabricating
  • Smelting (correct)
  • Refining
  • Where was bauxite ore first mined?

    <p>France</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is aluminum produced?

    <p>By melting the powder in a solution inside large reduction cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when a powerful electric current is passed through the aluminum solution?

    <p>Aluminum metal separates from the chemical mixture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What processes are involved in fabricating aluminum into various forms?

    <p>Rolling, shaping, casting, and extruding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who discovered the uses for aluminum in the late 19th century?

    <p>Charles Martin Hall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary source of aluminum production?

    <p>Bauxite ore</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where was bauxite ore first mined?

    <p>France</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary ingredient for making aluminum?

    <p>Aluminum oxide</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of passing a powerful electric current through the aluminum solution?

    <p>Production of aluminum powders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of dirt yields aluminum through a complex transformation process?

    <p>Bauxite ore</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary method used to produce aluminum?

    <p>Melting aluminum powder in large reduction cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when a powerful electric current is passed through the aluminum solution?

    <p>Aluminum metal separates from the chemical mixture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are large ingots of molten aluminum formed into after production?

    <p>Shipment to other Alcoa locations for processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What discovery is attributed to Charles Martin Hall in the late 19th century?

    <p>Uses for aluminum are boundless</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do aluminum powders used in the production of aluminum ultimately yield?

    <p>Molten aluminum</p> Signup and view all the answers

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