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Q. In the aluminothermite process, aluminium acts as

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020The p-Block Elements - Part2

Solution:

In the aluminothermite process, aluminium acts as a reducing agent.

$2Al+Fe_{2}O_{3} \rightarrow Al_{2}O_{3}+2Fe+Heat$

Al reduces $Fe_{2}O_{3}$ to Fe.