Statement-I: Aluminium is used as reducing agent in the commercial extraction of iron from haematite ore

Statement-2: Reduction of ${\mathrm{B}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3$ to boron by aluminium is called as Goldschmidt aluminothermic process.

Aluminum is used as reducing agent in the commercial extraction of iron from haematite ore .because aluminum is a reducing agent, it has a strong affinity for oxygen. As a result, it eliminates oxygen from the less electropositive organic compounds and is utilized as a result for their extraction.

Reduction of ${\mathrm{B}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3$ to boron by aluminum is called as Goldschmidt aluminothermic process. The Goldschmidt Thermite Process is a method of extracting metals that uses aluminum powder as the reducing agent to reduce a metal oxide into metal.