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Carborundum is
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Q. Carborundum is
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A
$ SiC $
B
$ Al_2O_3 \cdot H_2O $
C
$ Al_2 (SO_4){_3} $
D
$ AlCl_3 $
Solution:
When silica is heated with carbon in electric furnace, it is reduced to carborundum or
silicon carbide
.
$SiO _{2}+3 C \longrightarrow SiC +2 CO$