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Although thermodynamically feasible, in practice , magnesium metal is not used for the reduction of alumina in the metallurgy of aluminium .Why?

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For the reduction of magnesia with aluminium, the temperature required is very high `( gt 1400^@ C)`. Thus the process is uneconomic and technologically difficult.
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