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Home / Doubts and Solutions/CBSE/Class 10/Chemistry

What is thermit reaction? Give examples

Asked by 21st February 2008, 6:11 AM
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Thermite process is a reduction of metal oxide with highly reactive metal like sodium and aluminium. These reactions are highly exothermic. Iron oxide when reacted with aluminium gives iron and aluminium oxide and large amount of heat which meltsthe metal which is reduced.

Al +Fe2O3Al2O3 +Fe+ Heat

Answered by Expert 7th December 2017, 6:42 PM
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