Where do you purify aluminium oxide from?
Bauxite
What do you mmix with the Aluminium oxide?
Cryolite
What does Cryolite do?
Lowers the melting point
After mixing Aluminium oxide with cryolite what is the next step?
Melt aluminium oxide so it is molten
Why does the Aluminium oxide need to be molten?
So the ions are free to move around
What are the electrodes made out of?
Carbon
What do the two electrodes act as?
Conductors
Why is a wire connect to the anode and cathode?
So the electrons can flow