JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3mt148
A 2.00kg sample of bauxite contains 51.0%AlX2OX3 (the rest is inert to the reagents). It is digested with excess NaOH by AlX2OX3+2NaOH+3HX2O2Na[Al(OH)X4] and the aluminate is completely converted to Al(OH)X3. Taking Al = 27, O = 16, H = 1, Na = 23, the minimum mass of NaOH consumed and the mass of Al(OH)X3 obtained are respectively
A800g and 1560g
B400g and 1560g
C800g and 780g
D1600g and 1560g
Answer: A
AlX2OX3 present is 2000×0.510=1020g, which is 10.0mol (molar mass 102). NaOH needed is 2×10.0=20.0mol=800g. Each mole of alumina yields 2molAl(OH)X3 (molar mass 78), giving 20.0×78=1560g.