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What is Aluminothermy ?

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Aluminothermy: The reduction of metal oxide to metal by using aluminium powder as a reducing agent is called aluminothermy Metals like Cr, Mn etc. are obtained from their respective oxides by this method. For example,
`Cr_(2)O_(3)(s)+2Al(s) to Al_(2)O_(3)+2Cr(l)`
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