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Discuss the pyrometallurgy.

Important Questions on General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

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Which of the following options are correct for the reaction?

2Au(CN)2-(aq)+Zn(s)2Au(s)+Zn(CN)42-(aq)

A. Redox reaction

B. Displacement reaction

C. Decomposition reaction

D. Combination reaction

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Name an important ore of silver. How is silver extracted from its sulphide ore? Give balanced chemical equations involved in the extraction of pure silver.
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In isolation of which one of the following metals from their ores, the use of cyanide salt is commonly not involved?
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Statement I: Leaching of gold with cyanide ion in absence of air / O2 leads to cyano complex of Au(III).

Statement II: Zinc is oxidized during the displacement reaction carried out for gold extraction.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Match List I with List II : (Both having metallurgical terms)

  List-I   List-II
(a) Concentration of Ag
ore
(i) Reverberatory furnace
(b) Blast furnace (ii) Pig iron
(c) Blister copper (iii) Leaching with dilute NaCN solution
(d) Froth floatation
method
(iv) Sulfide ores

Choose the correct answer from the options given
below:

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Leaching of gold with dilute aqueous solution of NaCN in presence of oxygen gives complex A, which on reaction with zinc forms the elemental gold and another complex B. A and B, respectively are
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XCl 2 (excess) + Y Cl 2 X Cl 4 + Y

                       YO  >410oCHeating12O2+Y,then ore of Y will be
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Statement-1: In the extraction of Ag, the complex is reacted with Zn.

Statement-2: Zn is a d-block, transition metal.
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}