The process which involves the treatment of the ore with a suitable reagent so as to make it soluble but not the impurities is called:
- AFroth floatation
- BRoasting
- CHydrometallurgy
- DLeaching
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Which of the ores mentioned in the table can be concentrated by the magnetic separation method?
Metal Ores and Composition $Aluminium$ $Bauxite: AlO_{x}(OH)_{3-2x} (0 < x < 1)$; $Kaolinite: [Al_{2}(OH)_{4}Si_{2}O_{5}]$ $Iron$ $Haematite: Fe_{2}O_{3}$; $Magnetite: Fe_{3}O_{4}$; $Siderite: FeCO_{3}$; $Iron pyrites: FeS_{2}$ $Copper$ $Copper pyrites: CuFeS_{2}$; $Malachite: CuCO_{3} \cdot Cu(OH)_{2}$; $Cuprite: Cu_{2}O$; $Copper glance: Cu_{2}S$ $Zinc$ $Zinc blende or Sphalerite: ZnS$; $Calamine: ZnCO_{3}$; $Zincite: ZnO$
| Metal | Ores and Composition |
|---|---|
| $Aluminium$ | $Bauxite: AlO_{x}(OH)_{3-2x} (0 < x < 1)$; $Kaolinite: [Al_{2}(OH)_{4}Si_{2}O_{5}]$ |
| $Iron$ | $Haematite: Fe_{2}O_{3}$; $Magnetite: Fe_{3}O_{4}$; $Siderite: FeCO_{3}$; $Iron pyrites: FeS_{2}$ |
| $Copper$ | $Copper pyrites: CuFeS_{2}$; $Malachite: CuCO_{3} \cdot Cu(OH)_{2}$; $Cuprite: Cu_{2}O$; $Copper glance: Cu_{2}S$ |
| $Zinc$ | $Zinc blende or Sphalerite: ZnS$; $Calamine: ZnCO_{3}$; $Zincite: ZnO$ |
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View SolutionWhich of the following is used as a stabilizer during the concentration of sulphide ores?
Bauxite containing impurities of iron oxide is purified by
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View SolutionIn the froth floatation process for the purification of ores,the ore particles float because
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View SolutionWhile extracting an element from its ore,the ore is ground and leached with dilute $KCN$ solution to form the soluble product potassium argentocyanide. The element is
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