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Describe the extraction of magnesium from seawater in the Dow process. Show all relevant equations involved...

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Describe the extraction of magnesium from seawater in the Dowprocess. Show all relevant equations involved in the process,starting with the precipitation of Mg2+ as Mg(OH)2(s) using CaO(s)until the electrolysis of molten MgCl2.

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The Dow process for the extraction of magnesium from sea wateris as followsIn this process first magnesium hydroxide is precipitated fromsea water by slurrying with calcined dolomite and    See Answer
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