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The chief impurity present in red bauxite is:

$Si{{O}_{2}}$

$F{{e}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}$

${{K}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}$

$NaF$

Answer

$F{{e}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}$

Explanation

The main impurities found in red bauxite is that of ferrite $(F{{e}_{2}}{{O}_{3}})$ while silica is the chief impurity in white bauxite.

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